beep

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Recent Examples of beep By Rafi Schwartz, The Week US published 20 September 2024 At 3:30 pm on Tuesday, hundreds of pagers across Lebanon began beeping. Rafi Schwartz, theweek, 20 Sep. 2024 At one point during our off-the-record conversation, his pager beeped. Rania Abouzeid, The New Yorker, 18 Sep. 2024 According to the Times, the pagers received simultaneous messages on Tuesday that appeared to be from Hezbollah’s senior leadership, but instead caused the devices to beep for several seconds and then explode. Joshua Keating, Vox, 18 Sep. 2024 Once that code was received, the pagers beeped for several seconds—and then detonated. Nate Anderson, Ars Technica, 17 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for beep 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beep
Verb
  • The crypto community is buzzing, with celebrations sweeping across forums and social media, hailing Trump’s win as a potential boon for the top cryptocurrency’s future.
    Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 7 Nov. 2024
  • After today, our phones will quit buzzing nonstop with fundraising texts and get-out-the-vote calls.
    Sam Allard, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • But as the city dialed back its resources for migrants, Beck was left to catch those who fell through the gaps — both newcomers and the unhoused.
    Anjeanette Damon, ProPublica, 4 Nov. 2024
  • And that means a chance to dial back on that anxiety by dialing back on your media consumption.
    Trevor Hughes, USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
Verb
  • Grant phoned his wife Clarissa, who soon arrived with their youngest son Callahan, 4.
    Bob McNally, Outdoor Life, 13 Nov. 2024
  • The caller who phoned at 7:03 p.m. March 29 indicated there was suspicious activity on Roberson's accounts, according to legal documents filed by Wagner in the case.
    Susan Tompor, USA TODAY, 31 Oct. 2024
Verb
  • Anyone with information is asked to telephone the sheriff’s department at (323) 890-5500.
    Daniel Miller, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2024
  • Gale Kiplinger recalled his big brother telephoning him close to midnight, saying Dewy would lose.
    Rob Wells / Made by History, TIME, 25 Sep. 2024

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“Beep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beep. Accessed 24 Nov. 2024.

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