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
Working for and being at the beck and call of one family requires an intricate balance that’s not always easy to strike.
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Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 14 May 2025
Instead, Combs insisted on paying her an allowance to keep her at his beck and call, her lawsuit claims.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2025
Maurice is the prince of our household and has us at his beck and call.
—Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025
But Optimus, who in the video seems more than happy to be at his mistress’s beck and call, appears less subservient in a series of pictures in which Kardashian, wearing spike heels and lingerie, poses beside him and a gold Tesla Cybercab.
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2024
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Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 14 May 2025
Instead, Combs insisted on paying her an allowance to keep her at his beck and call, her lawsuit claims.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2025
Maurice is the prince of our household and has us at his beck and call.
—Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025
But Optimus, who in the video seems more than happy to be at his mistress’s beck and call, appears less subservient in a series of pictures in which Kardashian, wearing spike heels and lingerie, poses beside him and a gold Tesla Cybercab.
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beck
Noun
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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
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The property, which features lush greenery and old-growth trees set among babbling brooks and water features, is open to the public, and the gardens have served as a popular spot for weddings over the decades in addition to an annual Mother’s Day tea that Weston said attracts hundreds each year.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The severity of the flooding in urban and rural areas led to temporary closures and warnings about flash flooding along rivers, creeks and streams, especially in Central Texas sectors from Austin through the ArkLaTex region.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Oct. 2025
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His land holdings included a tobacco farm, orchards, a swampy area adjoining a creek, and his humble family home.—
James Powel,
USA Today,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Beck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beck. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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