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noun

plural of beacon
as in lamps
something that provides illumination the floodlit skyscraper is one of the city's most beloved nighttime beacons

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verb

present tense third-person singular of beacon
as in illumines
to supply with light a lone lighthouse beacons the entrance to the island's only harbor

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Recent Examples of beacons
Noun
On Broadway, these glow like amber beacons, alas offering a respite from the darkness that best serves what Holloway and Barrett are trying to do. — Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 26 Aug. 2026 The park service urged visitors to stay on paved roads during times of extreme heat, carry satellite phones or beacons and have plenty of drinking water on hand. — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 24 Aug. 2026 Officials recommend that hikers carry personal locator beacons when venturing into remote areas. — Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 24 Aug. 2026 If the truck and the Walkman were metaphorical beacons, a modest gold, rope necklace and Jeff Kent’s mustache were concealed anchors even when in plain sight. — Jose De Jesus Ortiz, Los Angeles Times, 26 July 2026 The feat required a small armada of instruments—acoustic transponders, pressure gauges, hydrophones (underwater seismic microphones) and geodetic beacons—deployed across a tectonically active stretch of a mid-ocean ridge. — Sam MacDonald, Scientific American, 8 July 2026 From activewear heroes to beacons of quiet luxury, here are all the labels running their own summer sales right now and the top picks worth grabbing from each (in alphabetical order for your viewing pleasure). — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 2 July 2026 The data is fairly precise, measured to within 3 meters every 2 minutes based on the Global Positioning System, Bluetooth beacons, cell phone towers and local wifi networks. — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 29 June 2026 Leggings, sweats, or anything with a stretchy waistline aren't just leisure staples—they're beacons of comfort and emotional support. — Julia Guerra, InStyle, 24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beacons
  1. lamps
  2. lights
  3. candles
  4. illuminates
  5. headlights
Noun
  • Examples include coastal shell mirrors in a city home, Eiffel Tower lamps, or farmhouse signs.
    — Angelika Pokovba, Martha Stewart, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Instead, LaMarque suggests adding decorative fixtures such as sconces, floor lamps, and table lamps to create atmosphere and intimacy in your living room.
    — Shagun Khare, The Spruce, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of lamps
Verb
  • The analysis asserts that spark that lights the fire sale probably won’t emerge from European markets, but that’s not saying much.
    — Joe Wilkins, Futurism, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Mereu’s sure hand with his actors is a saving grace, with Perrone and Maenza particularly well-cast, and DP Francesco Piras lights them to perfection while being in perfect synch with the director’s reverence for the natural world.
    — Jay Weissberg, Variety, 12 Aug. 2026
Definition of lights
Noun
  • The Greek patriarch will light candles and then the flame is passed from one candle to the next.
    — Sam Mednick, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026
Definition of candles
Verb
  • Koopala’s rechargeable, stick-on task light illuminates tricky spots around the home that could use extra light without the hassle of cords or hardwiring.
    — Better Homes & Gardens, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The remainder of the moon will take on a reddish-brown hue because sunlight bends around Earth and illuminates the lunar surface indirectly.
    — Tiffany Acosta, AZCentral.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of illuminates
Noun
  • Brumbelow has found that cars with headlights rated highly by IIHS for visibility—which includes many but not all LED headlights—have 19% fewer nighttime crashes compared to cars with poor headlight visibility.
    — Matt Fuchs, Time, 4 Aug. 2025
Definition of headlights

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“Beacons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beacons. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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