Thesaurus results for BEEP

beep

verb

Definition of beep

as in to buzz

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Recent Examples of beep Is it allowed to beep your horn at your friends? — Judith Martin, Mercury News, 7 Apr. 2026 This, in tandem with a beeping clock radio and a bowl of instant oatmeal, was the morning routine. — Kate Crane, Rolling Stone, 2 Apr. 2026 Neither will there necessarily be a dramatic Promethean demonstration, a bomb flash in the desert, a satellite beeping overhead, a moon landing. — Ross Andersen, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026 About Our Expert Rob Pegoraro writes about interesting problems and possibilities in computers, gadgets, apps, services, telecom, and other things that beep or blink. — Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 19 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for beep

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Flies buzz over the rotting carcass, which is riven by claw marks so unnaturally deep that no one can determine whomauledit.

— Justin Chang, New Yorker, 4 Sep. 2026
At the AfD’s final preelection rally Thursday in the state capital, Magdeburg, a crowd of 6,000 is buzzing.

— Mark Sappenfield, Christian Science Monitor, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of buzz

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But Patterson dialed up a nickel blitz — the same play from USC’s pair of earlier safeties — and Isaiah Rubin came flying out of the slot to hit the quarterback in the backfield.

— Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Meanwhile, Philo calmly operated Faulkner’s system as the OC dialed up plays for his former backup at Georgia Tech.

— Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of dial

Verb

The company now phones every new customer by name the day after their first clean.

— Alison Coleman, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Many famous actors have appeared in video games, but with uneven results; instead of phoning it in, Curry joined the small band of stars who acted in video games and elevated what could have been throwaway scenes into memorably fun mini-movies.

— Tom Nichols, The Atlantic, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of phone

Verb

So Parker telephoned the base posing as the doctor of Adams’ supposedly ailing mother and talked the young soldier’s superiors into issuing an emergency furlough.

— Dan Kelly July 28, Kansas City Star, 28 July 2026
The average taxpayer who telephoned the IRS during tax season this year spent 14 minutes on hold, the advocate reports.

— Daniel de Visé, USA Today, 27 June 2026

Definition of telephone

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