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Recent Examples of beep
He very nearly got crushed by three loudly beeping cars before my husband managed to scoop him up out of harm’s way.
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Sophie Hannah, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
The construction worker at the bottom looks like an orange dot, and the sound of beeping and gravel moving rings through the area.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 26 Jan. 2026
If the Islanders won, my father would gleefully beep his horn on the way out of the Coliseum parking lot and listen to post-game radio the whole ride home.
—Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
If there are any issues during cleaning, the machine will beep.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 8 Aug. 2025
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Sophie Hannah, PEOPLE, 30 Jan. 2026
The construction worker at the bottom looks like an orange dot, and the sound of beeping and gravel moving rings through the area.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 26 Jan. 2026
If the Islanders won, my father would gleefully beep his horn on the way out of the Coliseum parking lot and listen to post-game radio the whole ride home.
—Literary Hub, 10 Nov. 2025
If there are any issues during cleaning, the machine will beep.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 8 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beep
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Months after Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pie ice cream sandwiches landed in grocery stores, Hudsonville Ice Cream is back with Little Debbie Oatmeal Creme Pie Ice Cream Bars — and social media is already buzzing about them.—
Samantha Agate,
Miami Herald,
7 Apr. 2026
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Lunar scientists have been buzzing about the topographical features of the moon’s surface that the astronauts will be able to glimpse with the naked eye — including spots along the moon’s right edge and the far side.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
6 Apr. 2026
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Tonight every shift he was really dialed in and played extremely well.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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The Royal Bahamas Police Department is asking members of the public who may have information that could help the investigation to contact them by dialing 911 or 919, or anonymously by calling 328-8477.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
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Hegseth phoned in regular updates for the president.—
James LaPorta,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Toilet plumbing problems, email glitches and issues phoning home.—
Rufina Chow,
NBC news,
3 Apr. 2026
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Uncle Vernon had telephoned the police on more than one occasion.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Mar. 2026
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An hour or so later, the Macclesfield manager, John Rooney, telephoned him.—
Stuart James,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2026
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“Beep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beep. Accessed 15 Apr. 2026.
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