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
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Where to Eat in Anoka The Mad Hatter Enjoy a bit of whimsy on your trip to Anoka by booking an afternoon tea at The Mad Hatter.—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
11 Oct. 2025 -
Previously, applicants had more flexibility in booking appointments in third-party countries.—
Alia Shoaib,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Oct. 2025
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Biden, 82, first disclosed his cancer diagnosis in May, revealing that the disease had spread to his bones.—
Samantha-Jo Roth,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Oct. 2025
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Even if devices are turned off, the system can generate information from other active WiFi devices in the environment, revealing presence and movement without consent.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Oct. 2025
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This philosophy applies to business owners seeking to develop managers and leaders within their organizations.—
Joe Boylan,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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That’s good news for high-growth companies seeking to rally employees around workforce expansion.—
Jason Del Rey,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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Currently, there is no data indicating the containment progress of the fire and its cause remains unknown.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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August saw both a relaxation in some home purchase restrictions and a high-profile acknowledgement by Chinese Premier Li Qiang that the real estate slump remained unresolved, indicating the need for more support.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
10 Oct. 2025
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Drain pasta, reserving 1 1/4 cups pasta cooking water.—
Jasmine Smith,
Southern Living,
11 Oct. 2025
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As the momentum for retail allocation in alternatives builds, some have cautioned that managers will funnel weaker deals toward individual investors, while reserving better assets for institutional investors.—
Leslie Picker,
CNBC,
7 Oct. 2025
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The gallery features three floors displaying art by more than 40 local and regional artists and makers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Oct. 2025
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The grounds have 12 different gardens, displaying rose gardens and desert plants.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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Walmart adopted a similar policy in 2019, requesting that shoppers refrain from openly carrying guns in its stores, after a mass shooting at one of its stores in El Paso left 23 dead.—
Rey Covarrubias Jr,
AZCentral.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Fort Worth police are requesting the public’s assistance in identifying two men who robbed an Andy Food Store on Sunday in far south Fort Worth.—
Fousia Abdullahi,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Oct. 2025
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There’s a local over-the-air simulcast in the teams’ respective regions, meaning this Sunday’s matchup has in-market listings for Denver and New York.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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Rising ocean temperatures, acidification, overfishing, and pollution are combining to cause coral bleaching and mortality, meaning that a large number of coral reefs will be lost unless the global temperature returns towards 1°C warming or below.—
Simmone Shah,
Time,
12 Oct. 2025
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“Bespeaking.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bespeaking. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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