as in motioned
to direct or notify by a movement or gesture
beckoned the bashful child to come closer
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Recent Examples of beckoned
Still, the idea of reinvention beckoned.
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Jp Mangalindan, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Extra time beckoned, penalties loomed, but up popped Brazilian winger Jaja to lob in a dramatic equaliser on the night and winner in the tie.
—Nick Miller, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2025
But the classroom beckoned, and Pendleton turned to public education.
—Jemma Stephenson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Sep. 2025
Jerry Izenberg used his walker to prop open the door of his ranch-style house and beckoned me inside.
—Vann R. Newkirk Ii, The Atlantic, 16 Sep. 2025
The Brown University graduate was finally beckoned back to Paris with the plum, but challenging, role of succeeding Hedi Slimane at Celine.
—Wwd Staff, Footwear News, 10 Sep. 2025
The hotel's four wings each make the most of breathtaking views and seem to magnify the fresh mountain air that had beckoned city dwellers for generations.
—Carley Rojas Ávila, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2025
Syracuse began as an ancient Greek settlement nearly 3,000 years ago, and its beauty has beckoned both travelers and empires for centuries (Roman, Byzantine, Islamic, and Norman, to name a few).
—Michele Becker, Travel + Leisure, 4 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beckoned
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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.—
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Once the boat was loaded, the man in the white T-shirt waved his arms like a bandleader, leading the migrants in a chant for one of his TikTok promo videos.—
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Police officers briefly formed a cordon to prevent a surge of protesters after an Israeli flag was reportedly waved by a passer-by.—
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Trump gestured to Secretary of State Marco Rubio and other senior officials when asked who would serve as his proconsuls in Venezuela.—
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McMillian, who was blitzing, gestured back at his would-be matchup — Washington — lined up in the slot.—
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“Beckoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beckoned. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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