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beckoned

verb

past tense of beckon

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 For someone whose energetic stomp through Lagos helped introduce her to much of the internet, nerves still arrived when the Chanel runway beckoned. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 6 Oct. 2026 Was hearing Roland Hayes and, in time, other inspiring artists sing Schubert, Brahms, and Schumann songs like being beckoned by a musical brook to trust her instincts and follow its unlikely path? — Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026 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 The same play-offs that had proved to be the graveyard of York’s promotion hopes at the semi-final stage 12 months earlier beckoned. — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026 Royce powered his way through an avalanche powerslam as fans cheered and beckoned for LA Knight. — Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026 The downtown skyline glowed behind them and the City of Angels — the entertainment capital of the world — beckoned below. — Avery Stone, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026 Broadway's glittering lights have always beckoned aspiring thespians and avid theatergoers to New York, and the city's ever exciting theatre scene is far from simply resting on its laurels. — Madison Flager, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 July 2026

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On the touchdown, the senior motioned to the field side to be a second slot receiver.

— PJ Green, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2026
The shotgun snap bounced off Tre Harris as the receiver motioned across the formation.

— Mike Sando, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026

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Chourio threw out Hicks from left for the final out of the sixth when third base coach Brady Williams waved the slow-footed catcher to try to score from second on Mesa’s single.

— Ronald Blum, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
Sawka then waved his hand toward Bianchini’s wife and daughter before giving the mayor the middle finger, according to video of the meeting.

— Charna Flam, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2026

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