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
Instead, Combs insisted on paying her an allowance to keep her at his beck and call, her lawsuit claims.
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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
First of all, that's a long flight, and that was my first experience of a lay-flat seat, with the flight attendants at your beck and call.
—Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Nov. 2024
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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
First of all, that's a long flight, and that was my first experience of a lay-flat seat, with the flight attendants at your beck and call.
—Kaitlin Menza, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beck
Noun
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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
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Yellow, orange, and red leaves pop with color as burbling brooks flow across the floor.—
Dave Parfitt,
USA Today,
23 Sep. 2025
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For example, at Ochsner Choctaw General in Alabama — the only hospital for 30 miles in any direction — FEMA maps suggest a 100-year flood would overflow a nearby creek but spare the hospital.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
5 Oct. 2025
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Life-threatening flooding of creeks, roads and normally dry arroyos is likely.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Beck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beck. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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