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Recent Examples of beckon
George Castle, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
Guido’s red leather booths sat the likes of Frank Sinatra, David Byrne, Tom Selleck and more, with neon signage and red leather booths that beckoned.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2025
But analog escapes also beckon to the members of the millennials and Generation Z, those born from 1981 through 2012 — younger people immersed in a digital culture that has put instant information and entertainment at their fingertips.
—Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2025
As the start of the Christmas week beckoned, National Weather Service forecasters already were eyeballing the intense rain that was expected to soak the holiday in the Bay Area and Northern California.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2025
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Verb
Returning to White’s home, residents beckoned Lincoln to give a speech from the front porch.
—George Castle, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
Guido’s red leather booths sat the likes of Frank Sinatra, David Byrne, Tom Selleck and more, with neon signage and red leather booths that beckoned.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2025
But analog escapes also beckon to the members of the millennials and Generation Z, those born from 1981 through 2012 — younger people immersed in a digital culture that has put instant information and entertainment at their fingertips.
—Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2025
As the start of the Christmas week beckoned, National Weather Service forecasters already were eyeballing the intense rain that was expected to soak the holiday in the Bay Area and Northern California.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beckon
Verb
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The team motioned but stayed in punt formation.—
Seth Emerson,
New York Times,
2 Jan. 2026
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Strange, though, motioned inside to help block an all-out Denver blitz.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
24 Dec. 2025
Noun
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According to court documents, the fraudulent activity occurred in two waves.—
Chase Jordan
January 10,
Charlotte Observer,
10 Jan. 2026
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Her death, captured on camera by multiple bystanders, has captured nationwide attention and sparked a wave of protests.—
Ryan Murphy,
IndyStar,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Meghan gave a theatrical, bemused shrug before returning to eating a piece of pie.—
Jack Royston,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Nov. 2025
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These casualties weren’t met with the shrug that traffic deaths often receive now.—
Ariane Lange,
Sacbee.com,
13 Nov. 2025
Noun
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That was one last flourish of self-laceration, and there is definitely a matching strain of masochism in Hopkins—not so much a relish of suffering as a rueful acknowledgment that earthly woe is our due.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
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That was one last flourish of self-laceration, and there is definitely a matching strain of masochism in Hopkins—not so much a relish of suffering as a rueful acknowledgment that earthly woe is our due.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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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.—
Kara Fox,
CNN Money,
2 Jan. 2026
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Dolphins linebacker Jordan Colbert suffered a stringer to his beck in the second quarter of Sunday’s game and will not return.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
16 Nov. 2025
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“Beckon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beckon. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.
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