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Recent Examples of beckon
Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 7 Feb. 2025
The Tampa Bay Lightning had a rare non-playoff season, and the IIHF Men’s World Championship beckoned.
—Pierre Lebrun, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
But the bigger the flatlands grew, the more the mountains beckoned.
—Jeff Goodell, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
The Cougars scaled the college sports mountain only to encounter a second summit, beckoning through the clouds, waiting for Holmoe’s replacement.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 2025
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Verb
Add it all up and another franchise-defining offseason beckons.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 7 Feb. 2025
The Tampa Bay Lightning had a rare non-playoff season, and the IIHF Men’s World Championship beckoned.
—Pierre Lebrun, The Athletic, 19 Feb. 2025
But the bigger the flatlands grew, the more the mountains beckoned.
—Jeff Goodell, Rolling Stone, 13 Feb. 2025
The Cougars scaled the college sports mountain only to encounter a second summit, beckoning through the clouds, waiting for Holmoe’s replacement.
—Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 13 Feb. 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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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
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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
Noun
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Instead, Triple-A Nashville manager Rick Sweet brought the Brewers’ lineup to the plate with a shrug.—
Jeff Sanders,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
7 Mar. 2025
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For many others in the region, the order prompted little more than a shrug.—
Jennifer Reed,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 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 14 Mar. 2025.
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