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verb

ˈbe-kᵊn

Definition of beckon

as in to motion

to direct or notify by a movement or gesture beckoned the bashful child to come closer

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The low-friction surface and dry desert air are conducive to speed and have beckoned drivers since the first race there in 1914. — ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026 The Super Bowl has long beckoned the highest ad rates of any live TV programming. — Lillian Rizzo, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026

Noun

Fame and fortune beckon, but soon their newfound celebrity status attracts attention from the criminal underworld. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 23 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for beckon

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The Mercyenforcer holds the Heartfiller in his fist, motioning me closer.

— Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
After listening for several seconds, Gulbeyan motioned for arena security.

— Jackson Thompson OutKick, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2026

Definition of motion

Noun

Southern California is in the middle of a Super El Niño heat and humidity wave.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026
That scoreboard is now misleading, because the same AI wave letting those companies shed jobs is handing thousands of capable people the time and the reason to build something of their own.

— Lisa Curtis, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of wave

Noun

Some are trees, some are shrubs, some are native to us here in the American South and some flourish in parts of Asia half a world away.

— AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 23 Aug. 2026
The narrative laments and emotive snapshots of Lost Weekend stick with you more than any sonic flourish or new production technique that moves her forward as an artist.

— Lina Lecaro, SPIN, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of flourish

Noun

At the president’s beck and call is the United States Marine Band, created by an act of Congress in 1798.

— Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
That work on behalf of the government, with emphasis on the Department of Justice, has much lawyering undertaken for political reasons, most notably at the beck and call of the nation’s current president.

— Miles J. Zaremski, The Orlando Sentinel, 19 July 2026

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