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Recent Examples of beckon
Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2025
Among her many gifts, Hurston understood the connection between Black women and the fruit trees that beckoned them.
—Dinkinish O’Connor, Saveur, 8 May 2025
From street level, The Eve beckons with gleaming portals of pomegranate-red zellige tiles that led me into unexpected situations.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
After exhilarating mountain adventures, Northstar's vibrant Village beckons with its picturesque ice skating rink, outdoor fire pits, and diverse dining.
—Shelby Knick, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Listen to this article On Thursday, an alarm sounded in an Amarillo, Texas, hotel around midnight, beckoning David Morgan and the rest of his San Antonio Missions teammates to shelter in the basement to wait for a tornado to pass.
—Jeff Sanders, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Apr. 2025
Among her many gifts, Hurston understood the connection between Black women and the fruit trees that beckoned them.
—Dinkinish O’Connor, Saveur, 8 May 2025
From street level, The Eve beckons with gleaming portals of pomegranate-red zellige tiles that led me into unexpected situations.
—Travel + Leisure Editors, Travel + Leisure, 16 Apr. 2025
After exhilarating mountain adventures, Northstar's vibrant Village beckons with its picturesque ice skating rink, outdoor fire pits, and diverse dining.
—Shelby Knick, Forbes.com, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beckon
Verb
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Noticing all this, Martín Maldonado motioned to the visiting dugout.—
Dennis Lin,
New York Times,
8 May 2025
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Curry attacked the lane and finished at the rim, but quickly reached for his leg and motioned toward the bench.—
Ricardo Klein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 May 2025
Noun
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The resulting waves would be on the order of the 2004 Indian Ocean tsunami that killed more than 50,000 people.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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Herzig has played fantasy football for nearly his entire life, riding this wave all the way to the crest.—
David Hill,
Rolling Stone,
24 May 2025
Noun
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Read the full review. More of a shrug than a gut punch.—
The New York Times,
New York Times,
11 Apr. 2025
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These killings doubled as cover for war crimes and a brutal shrug: what else to do with those cast as human refuse?—
James Wood,
New Yorker,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Other creative flourishes, like the return of the new and improved auction, were home runs.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
15 May 2025
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For the Chuck Taylor All Star high, low, and platform styles, customers can personalize their sneakers with patches, prints, colors, trims and more unique flourishes with the help of the Converse By You experience.—
Jaden Thompson,
Footwear News,
15 May 2025
Noun
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Working for and being at the beck and call of one family requires an intricate balance that’s not always easy to strike.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
14 May 2025
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Maurice is the prince of our household and has us at his beck and call.—
Joan Morris,
The Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Beckon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beckon. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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