1
as in booking
to arrange to have something (as a hotel room) held for one's future use
bespoke the rental car weeks in advance of their trip
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2
as in revealing
to make known (something abstract) through outward signs
her expression throughout the meeting bespoke great boredom
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3
as in seeking
to make a request for
milady bespoke our indulgence, inviting us to wait in the foyer while she attended to other matters
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4
as in indicating
to serve as a sign or symptom of
her impressive virtuosity as a pianist bespeaks years of diligent practice
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for bespeaking
Verb
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There’s no real argument for booking her in another competitive matchup after a 17-second loss.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
17 May 2026 -
The concierge is great for booking activities on- and off-property, as well as dinner reservations across the island.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 May 2026
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The resulting scene is spectacular, with the apartment’s inclined and polished floor giving rise to physical comedy of absurdist pathos in the vein of Jerry Lewis, and Corvette’s frantic struggle for traction revealing the earnest undertones of her fraught visit.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
22 May 2026
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In between shout-outs from the crowd, Colbert played it straight, rattling off jokes about the day’s headlines, revealing one last First Draft, and sharing shrewd bits of history about The Ed Sullivan Theater.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
22 May 2026
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The ballroom was blocked in March by a federal judge in a case brought by historic preservationists seeking to stop its construction.—
Joey Garrison,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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Musk was seeking hundreds of billions of dollars in damages from the defendants, including Microsoft, a partner of OpenAI.—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
18 May 2026
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At the time of reporting FIFA struck media deals with 180 territories to broadcast the tournament, with more to come, indicating appetite remained strong even amid wider concerns.—
James Robson,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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Look the other person in the eye and give your voice a downward inflection at the end of your suggestion, indicating finality.—
John Richardson
Attia Qureshi,
CNBC,
22 May 2026
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The reserving-a-sun-lounger wars have reached a new level.—
Lilit Marcus,
CNN Money,
9 May 2026
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Scrape the yogurt into a large bowl, reserving the empty container.—
Anna Grace Lee,
Vogue,
9 May 2026
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The Broad is also displaying a series of billboards devoted to peace as part of the exhibit, along with other performances and live music.—
Marla Jo Fisher,
Daily News,
23 May 2026
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The National Park Service had removed the flag in February, citing federal guidance that limited the agency to displaying only the American, Interior Department and POW/MIA flags.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
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Ben-Gvir’s management of it has been so disquieting that the Attorney General, Gali Baharav-Miara, a former Tel Aviv district attorney, filed a sixty-eight-page petition to the Supreme Court requesting that Netanyahu be made to defend his refusal to fire him.—
Bernard Avishai,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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The board also approved a resolution requesting a deeper analysis into the design of the project and how transportation could be improved in the region.—
DJ Simmons,
Charlotte Observer,
18 May 2026
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Apple is widely expected to use N2 for its upcoming iPhone 18 application processors, meaning AMD will share node capacity with one of the world’s highest-volume chip buyers, a dynamic that could affect wafer allocation timelines.—
Aditya Jadhav,
Interesting Engineering,
22 May 2026
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Since at least 2016, Meta (then named Facebook) has said WhatsApp provides robust end-to-end encryption, meaning that messages are encrypted on a sender’s device with keys that are available only to the receiver’s.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
22 May 2026
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“Bespeaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bespeaking. Accessed 25 May. 2026.
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