beep

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Recent Examples of beep Another slight minus is that this machine doesn’t beep or do anything other than shut off the Seal light when it’s done. Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appétit, 27 Jan. 2025 Did the machine beep or otherwise indicate clearly when a vacuum/sealing cycle is complete. Adam Campbell-Schmitt, Bon Appétit, 27 Jan. 2025 There is no music, but machines beep constantly. Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 9 Jan. 2025 And conveniently, the charger can beep for easier tracking. Sheena Vasani, The Verge, 3 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for beep
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beep
Verb
  • Leonard was buzzing around the net and effectively baited Canadiens defenceman Kaiden Guhle into some post-whistle contact.
    Arpon Basu, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025
  • The Temple buzzed with the thrills and demands of serving entertainment and spiritual solace to thousands of people a week.
    Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Analysts have been dialing back their estimates sharply over the past month, with profit expectations falling by about 12% and revenue forecasts down over 6%.
    Bloomberg, Mercury News, 22 Apr. 2025
  • The ethnic stereotype was dialed back in George Cukor’s What Price Hollywood?
    Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 20 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Some parents have phoned Sarelson simply to find out if social media is a safe pursuit for their children.
    Zoey Lyttle, People.com, 18 Apr. 2025
  • As the tune played repeatedly, Martindale phoned the singer’s mom to ask if the soon-to-be-King of Rock and Roll could come down to the station.
    David Matthews, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Long wait times became a self-fulfilling prophecy In recent weeks, news of the turmoil at Social Security mobilized fretful Americans to telephone or visit the agency, seeding further chaos.
    Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 1 May 2025
  • Due to the immediate and overwhelming demand, the other DJ played the song again and again while Martindale telephoned Presley’s mother and asked if Presley could come down to the radio station.
    David Daniel, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2025

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“Beep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beep. Accessed 3 May. 2025.

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