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Recent Examples of beckon
Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
From there, continue along Main Street, where antique shops like Cold Spring Antiques Center and Once Upon a Time Antiques beckon treasure hunters.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2025
But the classroom beckoned, and Pendleton turned to public education.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
And in separate footage shows of the pair on the Royal Dais in the Quadrangle of Windsor Castle, Charles did appear to beckon the president in front of him.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Months before the first snow beckons skiers, sheep and goats are hitting the slopes in Vermont.
—Jim Edwards, Fortune, 1 Oct. 2025
From there, continue along Main Street, where antique shops like Cold Spring Antiques Center and Once Upon a Time Antiques beckon treasure hunters.
—Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 29 Sep. 2025
But the classroom beckoned, and Pendleton turned to public education.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
And in separate footage shows of the pair on the Royal Dais in the Quadrangle of Windsor Castle, Charles did appear to beckon the president in front of him.
—Jack Royston, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beckon
Verb
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After motioning Tez Johnson from right to left beyond Egbuka, the Bucs created a single-high look with safety Blankenship dropping down to cover tight end Cade Otton.—
Brooks Kubena,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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During the 2022 incident, an unknown person motioned toward Newton to arrest Mitchell for trespassing.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
30 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The first wave of Airpark projects includes a 14,500-square-foot structure for jets, a 37,500-square-foot hangar for large aircraft and a 1,000-square-foot customs inspection facility.—
David Garrick,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
9 Oct. 2025
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Given the creeper hit status that Detectorists is gaining internationally, what’s to say this won’t be the next gentle and whimsical scripted show quietly making waves over coming months and years?—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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For YouTube, the loss could be written off with a shoulder shrug.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
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In other words, as Cleveland tore through the league last season, the players responded to most of the milestones reached with a collective shrug and worn axioms about nothing mattering until the playoffs.—
Joe Vardon,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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For a final flourish, guests—all handed CD players loaded with the new album—pose for tintype portraits and press wildflowers into keepsakes.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
10 Oct. 2025
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Ivins emphasized the same for those like Smith, Williams and Toney, and expects to see more similarly committed youth flourish at the position throughout the remainder of the season.—
Noah White,
Miami Herald,
9 Oct. 2025
Noun
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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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Meanwhile, Google's own AI assistant, Gemini, will be at your beck and call.—
Jade Chung-Lee,
PC Magazine,
12 July 2025
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“Beckon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beckon. Accessed 14 Oct. 2025.
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