bespeak

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as in to book
to arrange to have something (as a hotel room) held for one's future use bespoke the rental car weeks in advance of their trip

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as in to indicate
to serve as a sign or symptom of her impressive virtuosity as a pianist bespeaks years of diligent practice

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Recent Examples of bespeak This building, every inch of it bespeaking Baltimore as much as City Hall, the Patterson Park Pagoda and the H.P. Rawlings Conservatory in Druid Hill Park, seems to live again through Jacques Kelly’s words. Reader Commentary, Baltimore Sun, 25 May 2025 That’s still true in the fully postindustrial parts of the city, though in a way that bespeaks new fissures. Justin Davidson, Curbed, 21 May 2025 At the same time, the overwhelming result at least bespeaks equality of access to reproductive-health technology in those countries. Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 21 Apr. 2025 What happened next bespeaks a bygone era in journalism. IEEE Spectrum, 28 Feb. 2014 See All Example Sentences for bespeak
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  • Lammens was perhaps fortunate to escape sanction then (Stuart Atwell booked the forward for diving), but this was a valuable occasion ahead of tougher tests, beginning at Anfield.
    Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • Starks’ dream is to someday visit the Warren Occult Museum in Connecticut, which is closed to the public, but open to guests who book overnight stays at the home of late, famed ghost hunters Ed and Lorraine Warren.
    Eve Chen, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
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  • Well, that’s what the aforementioned six-week process is intended to reveal.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 7 Oct. 2025
  • These two games will be revealing.
    Chad Graff, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
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  • If trapped by moving water, seek the highest possible point and contact emergency services by calling 911.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 12 Oct. 2025
  • Human rights in Russia will suffer if the surveillance of dissident activity ramps up, and those seeking alternative means of communicating will stand out even more as regime-threatening anomalies.
    Justin Sherman, The Atlantic, 11 Oct. 2025
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  • Other bacteria are associated with the breakdown of insect tissues, indicating these were also a part of his diet.
    Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2025
  • But reports indicate the state could help cover maintenance costs or facilitate a sale.
    Jordan Blum, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2025
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  • The twins displayed just how different their styles on the red carpet, but still agreed that leather footwear was the way to go for the event.
    Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The 82-mile loop travels along lava fields, forests, rivers, waterfalls, and displays mountain views of six Cascade peaks.
    Abby Price, Travel + Leisure, 7 Oct. 2025
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  • Instead of docking at one of Fort Lauderdale’s four pumpout stations to empty the waste tanks themselves, boaters will be able to request service from the pumpout vessel using the city’s FixIt FTL app.
    Amanda Rosa, Miami Herald, 11 Oct. 2025
  • In 2017, the angels (who requested anonymity) attracted other donors, which enabled the school to finally return employees to normal salaries, cover tuition for needy students, acquire improvements, such as technology for students and teachers, and offer new courses, including art and music.
    Jan Goldsmith, San Diego Union-Tribune, 10 Oct. 2025
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  • Make your vehicle visible to others both ahead of you and behind you by using your low-beam headlights since this means your taillights will also be on.
    KANSAS CITY STAR WEATHER BOT, Kansas City Star, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Controlling a fire means ensuring that the fire can't spread or cross the containment line.
    CA WILDFIRE BOT, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2025
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  • Even if Schottenheimer wants to deny it, a lot of the grit that players and the owner pointed to that was shown in the game goes right back to him.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Oct. 2025
  • Numbers provided by Cincinnati Public Schools show that the school district had 4,326 homeless students last year, representing a 77% increase from a decade prior, despite total student enrollment increasing by only 538 students over the same period of time.
    Elizabeth B. Kim, Cincinnati Enquirer, 6 Oct. 2025

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“Bespeak.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bespeak. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.

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