beacons 1 of 2

plural of beacon

beacons

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of beacon

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of beacons
Noun
To improve safety, the transportation division has lengthened no passing zones and added flashing yellow beacons to no passing zones signs, Ronaldson said. Michelle Mullins, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025 Just as a compass needle reveals Earth’s magnetic field, Punctum may be the first of many cosmic beacons pointing to new ways of mapping the invisible forces that shape galaxies. New Atlas, 29 Aug. 2025 Stop companies from tracking you with email aliases The average e-commerce site uses between 15 and 30 third-party scripts, analytics trackers, ad pixels and behavioral beacons, according to a study. Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2025 These towns were beacons of Black excellence, boasting banks, newspapers, schools, and railroads. Ed Gaskin, Boston Herald, 16 Aug. 2025 The pod awaiting pickup communicates with the drone via a set of radio frequency beacons which assists the aircraft in triangulating the pod's position. Ed Garsten, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025 But in the future, other randomness beacons could also join the same protocol. Edd Gent, IEEE Spectrum, 25 June 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beacons
Noun
  • At home, consider swapping heavy drapes for a pair of airy lace curtains, adding milk-glass lamps, and trading scalloped edges for straight ones.
    Ginger Perra, Better Homes & Gardens, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Ornate iron street lamps stand outside what appears to be a colorful quaint row of hoses with shutters on the windows, flower boxes in front of them and traditional terracotta tiles lining the roofs.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Even back on board, the show continues after dark, with pelicans and reef sharks drawn to the yacht’s lights and sea lions sometimes clambering onto the aft deck.
    Rachel Ingram, Forbes.com, 11 Sep. 2025
  • The lights dim, music rises, and the room bursts into vibrant motion.
    Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 11 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • During the holidays, a massive Christmas tree illuminates the space.
    Lauren Mowery, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Moonlight illuminates open-air dining in a former railway station, where brews from Poland’s emerging craft beer scene also await.
    AFAR Media, AFAR Media, 2 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • Brumbelow has found that cars with headlights rated highly by IIHS for visibility—which includes many but not all LED headlights—have 19% fewer nighttime crashes compared to cars with poor headlight visibility.
    Matt Fuchs, Time, 4 Aug. 2025

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“Beacons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beacons. Accessed 12 Sep. 2025.

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