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Recent Examples of beckon
George Castle, Chicago Tribune, 2 Jan. 2026
Guido’s red leather booths sat the likes of Frank Sinatra, David Byrne, Tom Selleck and more, with neon signage and red leather booths that beckoned.
—Stephanie Breijo, Los Angeles Times, 31 Dec. 2025
But analog escapes also beckon to the members of the millennials and Generation Z, those born from 1981 through 2012 — younger people immersed in a digital culture that has put instant information and entertainment at their fingertips.
—Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 28 Dec. 2025
As the start of the Christmas week beckoned, National Weather Service forecasters already were eyeballing the intense rain that was expected to soak the holiday in the Bay Area and Northern California.
—Rick Hurd, Mercury News, 23 Dec. 2025
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Verb
Returning to White’s home, residents beckoned Lincoln to give a speech from the front porch.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for beckon
Verb
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The team motioned but stayed in punt formation.—
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Strange, though, motioned inside to help block an all-out Denver blitz.—
Noun
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According to court documents, the fraudulent activity occurred in two waves.—
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Her death, captured on camera by multiple bystanders, has captured nationwide attention and sparked a wave of protests.—
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His killing, and the collective shrug with which it was greeted by the rest of the world, helped pave the way for the even more flagrant breach of international law that Trump has now carried out with his kidnapping of Maduro.—
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Meghan gave a theatrical, bemused shrug before returning to eating a piece of pie.—
Noun
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The Celtics closed the third with a flourish.—
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The mechanical bull, which cost a few hundred dollars to rent, was certainly a flourish.—
Noun
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Valet is at your beck and call and switching dinner reservations or nabbing hard-to-get ones are a non-issue.—
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Flashover typically causes severe burns, particularly on the face, beck and upper limbs, often combined with critical inhalation injures from radiant heat and superheated gases.—
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“Beckon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beckon. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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