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
Flashover typically causes severe burns, particularly on the face, beck and upper limbs, often combined with critical inhalation injures from radiant heat and superheated gases.
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Kara Fox, CNN Money, 2 Jan. 2026
As far as Border Patrol’s next move, Banks said his agents stand ready but remain at ICE’s beck and call.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 24 Dec. 2025
Dolphins linebacker Jordan Colbert suffered a stringer to his beck in the second quarter of Sunday’s game and will not return.
—Miami Herald, 16 Nov. 2025
At the moment, Simon could think of nothing worse than being at the beck and call of an elderly client who thought she was being scammed.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
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Kara Fox, CNN Money, 2 Jan. 2026
As far as Border Patrol’s next move, Banks said his agents stand ready but remain at ICE’s beck and call.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 24 Dec. 2025
Dolphins linebacker Jordan Colbert suffered a stringer to his beck in the second quarter of Sunday’s game and will not return.
—Miami Herald, 16 Nov. 2025
At the moment, Simon could think of nothing worse than being at the beck and call of an elderly client who thought she was being scammed.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beck
Noun
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Adams’s naked body was found in a brook west of Ipswich on Dec. 2, 2006.—
KC Baker,
PEOPLE,
2 Feb. 2026
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For others, the route renders year-round recreation or a chance to commune with nature to a soundtrack of birdsong and gurgling brooks.—
Joe Yogerst,
Forbes.com,
15 Jan. 2026
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Brent Linas, a 41-year-old tech sales director in San Juan Capistrano, launched the Creek Team OC Instagram account after seeing changes on his runs along San Juan and Trabuco creeks.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2026
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One run ends rather unceremoniously on the banks of a deep creek.—
Brent Rose,
Outside,
28 Feb. 2026
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“Beck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beck. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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