beamish

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Recent Examples of beamish Her Dorian is beamish until besmirched. Jesse Green, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beamish
Adjective
  • Lastly, while there is doubtless a tradeoff between construction costs and operations, a smooth operation at the big airport this coming summer — the busiest travel season — sure as heck needs to be a priority.
    The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 4 Mar. 2026
  • Add in the doubtless significant number of people under 18 using ChatGPT (who weren't included in the sample at all), and a decent majority of OpenAI's users probably aren't old enough to remember the 20th century firsthand.
    ArsTechnica, ArsTechnica, 15 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • The fans are sure to clock in for its extra nuggets of lore, but there are few reasons for a non-Slimehead to take the plunge.
    Beatrice Loayza, Variety, 1 May 2026
  • Holland's not quite sure why so many in his generation are avoiding alcohol.
    Charles Trepany, USA Today, 1 May 2026
Adjective
  • Bader felt confident in creating a collection that would cater to Show Me Your Mumu's shoppers as well as her followers.
    Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Just being more confident in my choice of what is funny and what’s not.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The defeat was a significant body blow to Arsenal’s aspirations, but City’s 1-0 victory over Burnley can strangely be viewed in a positive light for them.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 25 Apr. 2026
  • Harbaugh seemed tense during his Friday press conference sitting next to GM Joe Schoen as the second round of the draft rolled on compared to a much more positive Thursday interview after the first round.
    Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Ramaswamy feels so assured of gliding through the May 5 primary that his campaign has all but ignored his GOP opponent so far.
    ABC News, ABC News, 26 Apr. 2026
  • City were only two points off the top, but Arsenal had looked more assured.
    Sam Lee, New York Times, 23 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • Zehavi doubted the proliferation of FPV drones would have a truly decisive impact on the war overall, comparing it to previous technological improvements Hezbollah has adopted.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 30 Apr. 2026
  • Only four have even pushed it to the decisive Game 7.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The reality might fall somewhere in between these two trends, but clearly the Dalmore is feeling bullish about the future, not just by opening this new experience but by literally doubling down on production instead of cutting back.
    Jonah Flicker, Robb Report, 29 Apr. 2026
  • Crypto prices remain mired in a prolonged slump, but Robinhood CEO Vlad Tenev says the company remains bullish on the broader sector.
    Jeff John Roberts, Fortune, 29 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • The film doesn’t idealize the president as a man of unhesitating certainties.
    David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2025
  • But its guiding principle this time is not idealism but realism, with an unhesitating embrace of national interests and increased recourse to power politics.
    Sarang Shidore, Foreign Affairs, 31 Aug. 2023

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“Beamish.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beamish. Accessed 2 May. 2026.

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