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Recent Examples of beckon
Laura Ness, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
When the time came to lift the trophy, he could be seen beckoning to his left and then suddenly, there was Lascelles, who has not played a second of football this season because of an ACL injury, holding it aloft with both him and Trippier.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
You’re beckoned back down to Earth as the moon and Jupiter awkwardly connect.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
For 15 years, Augusta National and its patrons have beckoned McIlroy to finally come and wear the green jacket.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
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Verb
Back in San Jose, Santana Row continues to beckon with new dining options and more excuses to pay for parking there.
—Laura Ness, Mercury News, 1 Apr. 2025
When the time came to lift the trophy, he could be seen beckoning to his left and then suddenly, there was Lascelles, who has not played a second of football this season because of an ACL injury, holding it aloft with both him and Trippier.
—George Caulkin, The Athletic, 24 Mar. 2025
You’re beckoned back down to Earth as the moon and Jupiter awkwardly connect.
—Usa Today, USA Today, 14 Apr. 2025
For 15 years, Augusta National and its patrons have beckoned McIlroy to finally come and wear the green jacket.
—Brody Miller, New York Times, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beckon
Verb
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The Colorado Buffaloes head coach raised his hand and motioned in the air before taking a sip of his water bottle in the clip, shared by uStadium on X. After Shedeur's draft party, Deion posted a video of his son addressing guests with a humble message.—
Natasha Dye,
People.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Fuhrer voted against accepting the report and motioned to rescind the resolution supervisors approved in December, which censured Fuhrer and came with a suite of actions, including blocking him from becoming board chair.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
27 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Meanwhile, in New York City, Blake Lively waves to the cameras, and Joe Jonas sits for a radio interview.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
30 Apr. 2025
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With each match, including a 1-0 victory over the Brazilian giant, residents still reeling from a financial crisis were lifted out of their funk, carried along on a country-consuming wave of hope as the men’s national team sought to qualify for the World Cup for the first time.—
Lewis Gordon,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Hilton, 44, wore the intricate catsuit — which included cutouts up and down the arms, legs, sides and stomach — with a glittery, fringed white shrug to add a dash of sparkle.—
Sabienna Bowman,
People.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The duchess gave an exaggerated shrug before stifling a laugh.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
Noun
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When companies create opportunities for their employees to work on campaigns with real impact, retention goes up, creativity flourishes, and clients notice.—
Cathy Applefeld Olson,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Another notable visual flourish: classic LED indicators for things like power and wireless.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
19 Apr. 2025
Noun
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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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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
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“Beckon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beckon. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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