bespoken

Definition of bespokennext
past participle of bespeak
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as in booked
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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as in denoted
to serve as a sign or symptom of her impressive virtuosity as a pianist bespeaks years of diligent practice

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Verb
  • Ritu Panesar, founder and president of luxury travel company Travelopod, said her clients routinely spend between $30,000 and $50,000 per person on remote expedition itineraries, often booked months or even years in advance.
    Barbara Booth, CNBC, 9 May 2026
  • Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy has been booked and busy.
    Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 9 May 2026
Verb
  • Counters, small handful of brands, selling commission, prices not displayed, GWPs.
    Jenny B. Fine, Footwear News, 8 May 2026
  • As students were trying to prepare for and take final exams Thursday, Canvas login pages displayed a ransom demand.
    Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
Verb
  • The check was requested by a relative after friends and family had not heard from the victims, officials said.
    Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 9 May 2026
  • His defense attorneys argued media coverage has been largely prejudicial to Robinson and requested that cameras be excluded from the courtroom.
    Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
Verb
  • While there is no master list of PointSavers hotels or dates, they are clearly denoted in Marriott’s award night search results.
    Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 6 May 2026
  • California is not experiencing a uniform decline in violent crime as denoted in the California Crime Statistics 2026.
    Linh Tat, Oc Register, 4 May 2026
Verb
  • The top pool level is reserved for adults.
    Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 May 2026
  • The counter will run four evenings a week, with two services reserved for members of the private club and two open to special guests of Endo’s.
    Rachel Ingram, Robb Report, 10 May 2026
Verb
  • Instead, the data revealed a planet in flux where areas brightened explosively in one year and dimmed sharply the next; regions flickered in rhythms tied to oil booms, armed conflicts, and pandemic lockdowns.
    Bree Shirvell, Hartford Courant, 12 May 2026
  • Morgan also revealed that the chain has 22 locations under construction.
    Natassia Paloma, USA Today, 12 May 2026
Verb
  • Max Allegri sought refuge in the dug-out at the Mapei Stadium.
    James Horncastle, New York Times, 7 May 2026
  • In January, the DOJ sought to join a lawsuit accusing the UCLA Medical School of engaging in racial discrimination in its admissions process.
    City News Service, Daily News, 7 May 2026
Verb
  • However, the vote saw an unusually high four dissents, including three from officials who thought the committee should have removed language from its post-meeting statement that indicated the Fed’s next move would be a rate cut.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 6 May 2026
  • What showed up when those compounds were represented with colors on a plume map and compared with dozens of control-point samples of nearby soil indicated the presence of a decaying body, according to Eckenrode.
    Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 6 May 2026
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“Bespoken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bespoken. Accessed 14 May. 2026.

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