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
Instead, Combs insisted on paying her an allowance to keep her at his beck and call, her lawsuit claims.
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Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2025
Maurice is the prince of our household and has us at his beck and call.
—Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025
But Optimus, who in the video seems more than happy to be at his mistress’s beck and call, appears less subservient in a series of pictures in which Kardashian, wearing spike heels and lingerie, poses beside him and a gold Tesla Cybercab.
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2024
With Matangi and Tamatoa still at Nalo's beck and call, both primary antagonists appear ready to return to the screen, should Moana set sail again down the road.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2025
Maurice is the prince of our household and has us at his beck and call.
—Joan Morris, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025
But Optimus, who in the video seems more than happy to be at his mistress’s beck and call, appears less subservient in a series of pictures in which Kardashian, wearing spike heels and lingerie, poses beside him and a gold Tesla Cybercab.
—Naomi Fry, The New Yorker, 21 Dec. 2024
With Matangi and Tamatoa still at Nalo's beck and call, both primary antagonists appear ready to return to the screen, should Moana set sail again down the road.
—Tommy McArdle, People.com, 27 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beck
Noun
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Adept anglers can fly-fish for them across the varied terrain of the property’s creeks or patrol the marshy perimeters its six Class A lakes for the coveted catch, as well as fellow trout—namely rainbow, brown, and brook–that often exceed 20 inches.—
Alexandra Kirkman,
Robb Report,
29 May 2025
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The quick video opened with footage of a rushing river and rolled to show a closeup of flowering branches, blue bells and an aerial view of a brook.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
1 May 2025
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He’s arrowed fish in freshwater, tidewater creeks, and in the saltwater near the massive Chesapeake Bay Bridge.—
Bob McNally,
Outdoor Life,
1 May 2025
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The Spa The Spa is a collection of treatment tents set along a creek that lends a soundtrack to your massage, facial, or body wrap.—
Maya Kachroo-Levine,
Travel + Leisure,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Beck.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beck. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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