as in brook
a natural body of running water smaller than a river
when we were lads, we raced our toy boats in the narrow beck that bordered the lane
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Recent Examples of beck
Valet is at your beck and call and switching dinner reservations or nabbing hard-to-get ones are a non-issue.
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Devorah Lev-Tov, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2026
Flashover typically causes severe burns, particularly on the face, beck and upper limbs, often combined with critical inhalation injures from radiant heat and superheated gases.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 2 Jan. 2026
As far as Border Patrol’s next move, Banks said his agents stand ready but remain at ICE’s beck and call.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 24 Dec. 2025
At the moment, Simon could think of nothing worse than being at the beck and call of an elderly client who thought she was being scammed.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
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Devorah Lev-Tov, Condé Nast Traveler, 12 Jan. 2026
Flashover typically causes severe burns, particularly on the face, beck and upper limbs, often combined with critical inhalation injures from radiant heat and superheated gases.
—Kara Fox, CNN Money, 2 Jan. 2026
As far as Border Patrol’s next move, Banks said his agents stand ready but remain at ICE’s beck and call.
—Anna Giaritelli, The Washington Examiner, 24 Dec. 2025
At the moment, Simon could think of nothing worse than being at the beck and call of an elderly client who thought she was being scammed.
—Lizz Schumer, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beck
Noun
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Meanwhile, the charming house with a small brook off to the side, stands waiting to be occupied with some, but not a lot, of work required.—
Pamela McLoughlin,
Hartford Courant,
12 May 2026
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Each treatment villa creates a moment—opening up onto a bespoke, private slice of babbling brook and lush jungle, the sounds of which perfectly underscore any massage.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
6 May 2026
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There’s the area’s natural beauty, of course, inherent in the 12,000 acres of Georgia countryside—forests, rolling landscapes, creeks, and atmospheric ponds—that lie just 85 miles east of Atlanta on the state’s second largest lake.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
16 May 2026
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For all of these creatures, the coast’s patchwork of barrier islands, beaches, sandbars, salt marshes, tidal creeks and estuaries are vitally important for survival.—
Charles Seabrook,
AJC.com,
16 May 2026
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“Beck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beck. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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