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Synonyms & Antonyms for beacon
Synonyms: Noun
Synonyms: Verb
bathe, emblaze, illume, illuminate, illumine, irradiate, light, lighten
Antonyms: Verb
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Examples of beacon in a Sentence
Noun
These countries are beacons of democracy. Our nation should be a beacon of peace to people around the world.Verb
a lone lighthouse beacons the entrance to the island's only harbor
Recent Examples on the Web: Noun
Horseback riders can now activate the flashing beacons for crossing without dismounting. — Saja Hindi, The Denver Post, "City of Fort Collins, Larimer County install equestrian crosswalk button for horseback riders," 6 Aug. 2019 The National Park Service owns the lighthouse, and the Coast Guard still maintains the beacon that flashes seaward about 20 miles. — USA TODAY, "Roller coaster ghost town, Alaska heat, rock hyrax pups: News from around our 50 states," 8 July 2019 Annabelle, the haunted doll, the beacon for evil spirits, the conduit for the demon at the center of 3/7ths of the Conjuring universe, appears as an Easter egg in both DC’s Aquaman and SHAZAM! — Daniel Menegaz, EW.com, "Tracking Annabelle's confusing journey through the Conjuring universe," 27 June 2019 Woods and Koepka will be the beacons in a field full of spotlighted players beginning Thursday in the country’s 119th national championship at Pebble Beach Golf Links. — James Raia, The Mercury News, "Dreaming of a Koepka vs. Woods finale at Pebble Beach," 13 June 2019 Setting up the beacons was the job of Pathfinder units who went ahead of the main force. — David Hambling, Popular Mechanics, "The Return of 'That’s All, Brother': The Plane That Led the D-Day Invasion," 4 June 2019 Tagovailoa was the beacon of the preseason, but seven more of the SEC’s 14 programs also return starting quarterbacks in a league rarely celebrated for the position. — Brent Zwerneman, ExpressNews.com, "SEC loaded with high-profile quarterbacks," 17 Aug. 2019 For Mexican Americans, El Paso is a beacon and, often, an entry point to the United States. — Julia Wick, Los Angeles Times, "Newsletter: Orange County officially has more Democrats than Republicans," 8 Aug. 2019 Nobel Prize–winning, Morrison was a beacon of light, an inspiration. — Malavika Kannan, Teen Vogue, "How Toni Morrison Changed Me As an 18-Year-Old Author," 7 Aug. 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Find My Friends seemed to offer me no warning whatsoever that its settings had been changed to beacon my location to her in real-time. — Andy Greenberg, WIRED, "The Simple Way Apple and Google Let Domestic Abusers Stalk Victims," 2 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'beacon.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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