as in light
something that provides illumination
the floodlit skyscraper is one of the city's most beloved nighttime beacons
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as in to illumine
to supply with light
a lone lighthouse beacons the entrance to the island's only harbor
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Recent Examples of beacon
Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
To ensure safety around heavy machinery during these early phases, the robot will be equipped with high-visibility markings and a warning beacon.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Apr. 2026
Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 27 Feb. 2023
In the meantime, January will beacon you into hermit mode, especially at the top of the month due to the Cancer full moon on Friday, January 6.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Dec. 2022
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Noun
Joe, as always thanks for being a beacon of light in today’s world!
—Joe Kinsey Outkick, FOXNews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
To ensure safety around heavy machinery during these early phases, the robot will be equipped with high-visibility markings and a warning beacon.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 23 Apr. 2026
Verb
Growing underground with their luminous flowers beaconing through the soil, around 90 species of Thismia have been discovered.
—Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 27 Feb. 2023
In the meantime, January will beacon you into hermit mode, especially at the top of the month due to the Cancer full moon on Friday, January 6.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Dec. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beacon
Noun
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The overhead lights were off, for ambience, but midafternoon daylight streamed through the windows.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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That was the night the lights went out in Orlando; the night everything changed – the series, the confidence level and perhaps even the future of the head coach and the front office.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
4 May 2026
Verb
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Fantastic, illumined by periodic excursions into surrealism, as when the crew of a mysterious UFO boards a transpacific Kahuna Airlines jet midflight.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Apr. 2026
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Geraldine walked over to Felix and Jane’s for fish soup, through long autumn shadows in the park, haze rising like smoke from the grass, illumined by the low sun.—
Tessa Hadley,
New Yorker,
25 Jan. 2026
Noun
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These double as a lamp and add a nice sense of place.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
30 Apr. 2026
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Think of them as the ultimate IRL treasure hunt, where the payoff can be anything from a sculptural 1970s burl wood coffee table to a retro Murano glass mushroom lamp.—
Jazmine A. Ortiz,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Public rhetoric, especially when amplified through modern communications channels, can inflame rather than illuminate.—
William E. Lori,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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Kaplan mines Mitford’s own writings, her family letters and photos, plus archives to detail each phase of this multifaceted life, illuminating along the way her loves, losses, loyalties and confounding contradictions.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
26 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Some of that money will go towards new ball fields, trails and lighting.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
3 May 2026
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The good news is that lighting is one of the easiest exterior problems to remedy by installing new fixtures.—
Amy Panos,
Better Homes & Gardens,
3 May 2026
Noun
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Popularized by social media and wellness culture, these sellers often provide photos of candle rituals and offer customized services.—
Amber Harding OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Grab a small basket or tray and fill it with things like tea, a candle, lotion, a favorite snack, a handwritten note or a scattering of flower petals.—
Lauren Jarvis-Gibson,
Sacbee.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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“Beacon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beacon. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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