beamed

verb

Definition of beamednext
past tense of beam
1
as in shone
to emit rays of light a lighthouse has beamed from this site since the 1790s

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2
as in grinned
to express an emotion (as amusement) by curving the lips upward my father beamed when I showed him my new car

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Recent Examples of beamed O'Neal leaned against McEnroe's shoulder while the mother-daughter pair beamed for the selfie. — Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026 The floors are hardwood, the nine-foot ceilings beamed, the bedroom well detailed, and the city views wide open. — Matthew Sedacca, Curbed, 12 Oct. 2026 It was beamed around the world on the PTL Satellite Network — the first-ever Christian satellite network. — Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026 But on the piano, laser-beamed into his songcraft, he’s quietly electrified, at seemingly at peace as his tenorous vocal glissando and nimble fingerwork on the piano produce shiveringly tender folk ballads that echo Harry Nilsson and Van Morrison. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 2 Oct. 2026 The technology has already undergone an earlier test, with power beamed from a moving airborne platform. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026 Three of those satellites also beamed back imagery of Starship’s heat shield, which must remain intact to ensure the spacecraft doesn’t break apart and burn up during reentry. — Lee Billings, Scientific American, 28 Sep. 2026 To kneel at the altar of the market, to pray to the gods of the ultra-wealthy—these are not categorical values bestowed upon humanity, tenets beamed down to us from the cosmos. — Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 28 Sep. 2026 Krukow put his hand on his partner, turned to the camera, and absolutely beamed. — Grant Brisbee, New York Times, 28 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beamed
  1. shone
  2. grinned
  3. glowed
  4. smiled
  5. laughed
Verb
  • Swamped by allegations of fraud, the actions of the company and its enigmatic CEO, Elizabeth Holmes, shone a harsh light on problems with scientific start-ups.
    — Mary Randolph, Scientific American, 16 Oct. 2026
  • On this bright afternoon late last March, the Dodgers past shined and their future dazzled in a celebration that came with a promise.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of shone
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  • Riley grinned with his team protecting an eight-point lead in front of a rowdy, record crowd of 114,419 decked in all white at Beaver Stadium on Saturday night.
    — Jordan Puente, Los Angeles Times, 11 Oct. 2026
  • In photos obtained by the Daily Mail, the singer could be seen smiling in the back seat of an SUV while her soccer player boyfriend of two years grinned from the front seat.
    — Meg Walters, InStyle, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of grinned
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  • Their living structures glowed at night a hundred miles up and down the coast.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Her body skin shimmered, and her face glowed, looking even brighter with the help of what appear to be light-brown color contact lenses.
    — Marci Robin, Allure, 27 Sep. 2026
Definition of glowed
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  • The Boston Blue star literally leaned into the moment, laying his head on Osmond’s shoulder as the two men smiled and soaked up the rapturous screams from the audience.
    — Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Lock smiled in surprise, then tried, unsuccessfully, to hide his next emotion.
    — Sam McDowell October 9, Kansas City Star, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of smiled
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  • Ghost, what ghost, the women laughed; Madame Field was not superstitious.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 13 Oct. 2026
  • During the film, audience members both laughed and gasped in horror as the events of OpenAI’s founding and 2023 unraveling were brought to screen.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of laughed

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“Beamed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beamed. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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