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Recent Examples of beckon
Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025
Ambient background music plays, and eloquent placemats beckon you to your spot at the table.
—Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 June 2025
Breweries beckon with the promise of cold beer and convivial conversation.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Cocktail hour approaches, and beckoning hard is surf-and-turf institution The Dead Fish.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 20 June 2025
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Noun
The museum’s Ando Gallery beckons us with silence and thoughtfully curated Japanese and Korean objects of distinction.
—Laura Washington, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2025
Ambient background music plays, and eloquent placemats beckon you to your spot at the table.
—Bryce Jones, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 June 2025
Breweries beckon with the promise of cold beer and convivial conversation.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
Cocktail hour approaches, and beckoning hard is surf-and-turf institution The Dead Fish.
—John Metcalfe, Mercury News, 20 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beckon
Verb
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There also were other videos making the rounds on the internet in which Carrington and teammate Marina Mabrey were seen laughing later in the game, including Mabrey motioning with her fingers.—
Christine Brennan,
CNN Money,
6 July 2025
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That is when a judge abruptly dismissed their case, despite the mother’s objections, because the judge sided with a DHS lawyer who motioned for the dismissal during the hearing, the complaint says.—
Julia Marnin,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 June 2025
Noun
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That middle-aged wave of insomnia has taught me not to take restful sleep for granted.—
Gwen Rockwood,
Arkansas Online,
24 July 2025
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No, corn sweat is not the primary cause behind the heat wave Cincinnati is experiencing this week.—
Grace Tucker,
The Enquirer,
24 July 2025
Noun
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The new round of levies prompted little more than a shrug on Wall Street.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
15 July 2025
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While some will greet this news with a shrug and point out that Trump Tower is as good a site as any for a base in the city which is hosting your organisation’s most important events, others will be less impressed.—
Matt Slater,
New York Times,
8 July 2025
Noun
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The measure passed with 50 votes after three Republicans defected, requiring Vice President JD Vance to break the tie in a dramatic flourish and send the bill back to the House for final approval.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
2 July 2025
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In my experience, when customers feel in control, engagement flourishes.—
Talbott Roche,
Forbes.com,
2 July 2025
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Meanwhile, Google's own AI assistant, Gemini, will be at your beck and call.—
Jade Chung-Lee,
PC Magazine,
12 July 2025
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For $2,100 per day, Royal Expression Travels provides an SUV or sedan with a driver at your beck and call to arrange anything from last-minute diamond shopping or rerouting helicopters to a discreet helipad.—
Paula Conway,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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“Beckon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beckon. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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