as in brook
a natural body of running water smaller than a river
when we were lads, we raced our toy boats in the narrow beck that bordered the lane
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Recent Examples of beck
As far as Border Patrol’s next move, Banks said his agents stand ready but remain at ICE’s beck and call.
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Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 24 Dec. 2025
Dolphins linebacker Jordan Colbert suffered a stringer to his beck in the second quarter of Sunday’s game and will not return.
—Miami Herald, 16 Nov. 2025
At the moment, Simon could think of nothing worse than being at the beck and call of an elderly client who thought she was being scammed.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Daniel is used to being at the beck and call of hotelier Augusto (Tommaso Ragno) and his general manager daughter, Adele (Maria Chiara Giannetta).
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
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Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 24 Dec. 2025
Dolphins linebacker Jordan Colbert suffered a stringer to his beck in the second quarter of Sunday’s game and will not return.
—Miami Herald, 16 Nov. 2025
At the moment, Simon could think of nothing worse than being at the beck and call of an elderly client who thought she was being scammed.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
Daniel is used to being at the beck and call of hotelier Augusto (Tommaso Ragno) and his general manager daughter, Adele (Maria Chiara Giannetta).
—Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 24 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beck
Noun
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Her laughter was said to sound like a babbling brook.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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Michelle turned back, but the other two children went walking along a trail near what is now I-395 and came across a brook.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Locally heavy rain will quickly reduce visibility and result in ponding of water on roadways, standing water in low lying areas, and minor flooding of creeks, streams, and areas of poor drainage.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2026
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But large storms wash more sediment down creeks and rivers and into the ocean.—
James Rainey,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Beck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beck. Accessed 25 Feb. 2026.
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