bespoken

Definition of bespokennext
past participle of bespeak
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as in booked
to arrange to have something (as a hotel room) held for one's future use bespoke the rental car weeks in advance of their trip

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as in denoted
to serve as a sign or symptom of her impressive virtuosity as a pianist bespeaks years of diligent practice

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Verb
  • He was booked on charges related to assault with a deadly weapon, felony vandalism and probation violation.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 Feb. 2026
  • Both were booked at the Long Beach Jail for murder and were being held in lieu of $2 million bail each, police said.
    Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 7 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • While a statement-making Mind the Gap wallpaper featuring Hindu goddesses transforms the powder room into a vibrant tribute to Rai and her partner’s Indian heritage, displayed alongside family heirlooms.
    Linne Halpern, Architectural Digest, 12 Feb. 2026
  • The message is being displayed continuously cycled on the electric billboard along Interstate 95 in New Haven near Tweed New Haven Airport.
    Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 11 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The complaint, filed in federal court in Boston, alleges Harvard has failed for more than 10 months to provide individualized applicant data and other records requested by the DOJ as part of a compliance review under federal civil rights law.
    Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 13 Feb. 2026
  • In 2015, Epstein requested legal advice in one email exchange.
    Steve Kopack, NBC news, 13 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Sneakers in the Alpha Project range were denoted by a five-dot logo placed inconspicuously throughout the design.
    Riley Jones, Footwear News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • It’s not denoted as dishwasher safe.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 4 Dec. 2025
Verb
  • That ability, once reserved for living nervous systems, could reshape how robots interact with the physical world and with humans in particular.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 8 Feb. 2026
  • This will ensure that the fridge is reserved for all the food and that the vaping crowd will congregate outside the house near the beer.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 8 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Tian Feng, former dean of SenseTime’s Intelligence Industry Research Institute, revealed that the free provision of T800 robots will help smaller companies overcome research and development barriers.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 10 Feb. 2026
  • After House Democrats revealed plans to force votes disapproving of the president’s Canada tariffs as soon as this week, GOP leaders sought to resuscitate their year-long procedural blockade that keeps those resolutions off the floor.
    Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 10 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Bass and her campaign team have sought to highlight a list of accomplishments, including a steady decrease in homicides, a drop in street homelessness and her efforts to accelerate the construction of affordable housing.
    David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
  • Trump has sought to avoid a similar fate with his site, which is a much smaller undertaking, and to ensure the initiative delivers visible political payoff.
    DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS, Arkansas Online, 6 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Federal officials haven’t indicated when efforts to swear in or interview applicants from these countries will resume.
    Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 12 Feb. 2026
  • Governor Newsom has indicated that the appropriate response to the court ruling is to focus on federal agents specifically rather than expanding the law to include state officers, suggesting these are separate issues that warrant different approaches.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 11 Feb. 2026
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“Bespoken.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/bespoken. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.

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