as in light
something that provides illumination
the floodlit skyscraper is one of the city's most beloved nighttime beacons
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as in to illumine
to supply with light
a lone lighthouse beacons the entrance to the island's only harbor
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Recent Examples of beacon
Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
This beautiful beacon of light sitting near the door with her notepad.
—Fred Bronson, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2025
Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 27 Feb. 2023
In the meantime, January will beacon you into hermit mode, especially at the top of the month due to the Cancer full moon on Friday, January 6.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Dec. 2022
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Noun
With Intelsat’s next-generation satellite dishes and Whitaker’s peace instructors, these outposts have become beacons of hyper-technology and anti-war activism, with the aim of radiating their waves of pacifism outward.
—Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 21 July 2025
This beautiful beacon of light sitting near the door with her notepad.
—Fred Bronson, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2025
Verb
Growing underground with their luminous flowers beaconing through the soil, around 90 species of Thismia have been discovered.
—Melissa Breyer, Treehugger, 27 Feb. 2023
In the meantime, January will beacon you into hermit mode, especially at the top of the month due to the Cancer full moon on Friday, January 6.
—Megan Spurrell, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Dec. 2022
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beacon
Noun
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In light of the creativity necessary amid Miami’s ongoing pursuit of Argentina midfielder Rodrigo De Paul, Garber stressed that from the owners’ perspective, these limits aren’t designed to stifle competition.—
Jeff Rueter,
New York Times,
24 July 2025
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Her name whispers of gentle waves, depth and a soothing light, a haven bright and serene, wild as the sea.—
Hannah Sacks,
People.com,
24 July 2025
Verb
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Rev 21:10), an ark of salvation sailing through the waters of history and a beacon that illumines the dark nights of this world.—
Daniel Burke,
NPR,
9 May 2025
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The lighting illumines each river in brilliantly bright backdrop colors.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Feb. 2025
Noun
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To me, this sounded a lot like Sam Altman’s old invocation of the lamplighter, the man who used to light the gas lamps, and how the new inevitably replaces the old.—
John Werner,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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Found a lamp with a tiny chip or artwork with a scuffed frame?—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
24 July 2025
Verb
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Venus enters Cancer on July 30th, illuminating your public image and long-term goals.—
Dossé-Via Trenou,
Refinery29,
27 July 2025
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European and American leaders have spoken out against French President Emmanuel Macron's plan to officially recognize Palestine as a state, illuminating the cracks among nations that make up the Group of Seven (G7) amid the ongoing crisis in Gaza.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 July 2025
Noun
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Remember, a tent offers no protection from lighting.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacbee.com,
3 Aug. 2025
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The Omen Max is available in white and black, and the keyboard features striking four-zone RGB lighting.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
2 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The cake, with more than eighty candles on it, is the table’s centrepiece.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
25 July 2025
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Stage the candles together on a mantel or entry table, or scatter them throughout your living space to create a colorful yet cohesive soft lighting effect.—
Sophia Beams,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 July 2025
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“Beacon.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beacon. Accessed 7 Aug. 2025.
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