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Recent Examples of beckon
Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 1 Feb. 2025
And soon, the NBA will beckon, another step in the journey.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2025
Situated in upstate New York between two lakes and ringed by Adirondack mountain peaks, Lake Placid beckons travelers to play outside all winter long with pursuits such as backcountry skiing and snowshoeing, pond hockey, dogsled rides, sledding and ice fishing.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Jupiter's moon Europa and Saturn's moon Enceladus also beckon as enticing water worlds.
—CBS News, 29 Jan. 2025
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Verb
The Blue Ridge Mountains beckon, but the lovely mid-sized city itself is overflowing with restaurants, shops, music venues, and more and history to keep you entertained for a long weekend.
—Karla Walsh, Southern Living, 1 Feb. 2025
And soon, the NBA will beckon, another step in the journey.
—Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 27 Jan. 2025
Situated in upstate New York between two lakes and ringed by Adirondack mountain peaks, Lake Placid beckons travelers to play outside all winter long with pursuits such as backcountry skiing and snowshoeing, pond hockey, dogsled rides, sledding and ice fishing.
—Roger Sands, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Jupiter's moon Europa and Saturn's moon Enceladus also beckon as enticing water worlds.
—CBS News, 29 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beckon
Verb
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As the running back motioned across the formation, Howard faked a handoff to him and instead pitched the ball to receiver Emeka Egbuka, who followed his blockers on a simple counter play.—
Ted Nguyen,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
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Amazon motioned to dismiss both counts of the complaint on Jan. 17, but Judge Kevin Castel denied the request.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
28 Jan. 2025
Noun
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There can be 30 minutes of small waves before a sneaker wave strikes.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacramento Bee,
1 Mar. 2025
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Sneaker waves can unexpectedly run significantly farther up the beach than normal, including over rocks and jetties.—
Bay Area Weather Report,
The Mercury News,
1 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Vonn wrote Monday on X with a shrug emoji, before deleting her post and adding another.—
Andrew Dampf,
The Denver Post,
11 Feb. 2025
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At the National Board of Review Gala in New York City, Elle Fanning was the perfect match to Alessandro Michele’s Valentino: The A Complete Unknown star dazzled in his pastel chiffon gown and faux fur shrug, the perfect reflection of her sugary-sweet style.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
12 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The decorative flourish throughout–carving, gilding, paintings, sculpture, columns–boggles the mind.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes,
3 Mar. 2025
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The brand’s Augie style has all of the genre’s hallmarks without any unnecessary flourishes.—
Naomi Rougeau,
Robb Report,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Instead, Combs insisted on paying her an allowance to keep her at his beck and call, her lawsuit claims.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
28 Jan. 2025
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Maurice is the prince of our household and has us at his beck and call.—
Joan Morris,
The Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Beckon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beckon. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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