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beep

[beep] / bip /


VERB
call for electronically
Synonyms
STRONG
WEAK
track down


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And, I promise, if the apocalypse actually comes, you can still beep me.”

From Salon Mar. 26, 2026

When she heard the beep to start, Vonn dug her pink ski poles into the snow and set off on a run that already ranked as one of the most audacious in Olympic history.

From The Wall Street Journal Feb. 8, 2026

Voices echo through the vast, concrete space and a cacophony of drills and electric lifts beep, buzz and blare.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 1, 2025

The funkiest thing a “radioactive shrimp” would do—that is, if you put a radiation sensor over such a crustacean, says Pillai—is beep.

From Slate Aug. 21, 2025

If you’re on a cell phone, you might hear a short beep, have a message appear that the call has ended.

From "The Thing About Jellyfish" by Ali Benjamin

There is a danger, however, that Lego’s light touch might backfire, and parents won’t be thrilled about paying premium prices for a toy that essentially has a few extra beeps and boops.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 18, 2026

Clocky, a wheeled device that made its debut about 20 years ago, hops off a bedside table and beeps as it zooms around the room.

From The Wall Street Journal Mar. 4, 2026

However, Heathrow said the track also featured sounds from famous movie scenes, including passengers tapping their feet in Bend It Like Beckham and the beeps of a security scanner from Love Actually.

From BBC Jul. 9, 2025

Over the zaps of workers’ welding and beeps of a forklift, Cover representatives answered questions about the homes.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 27, 2025

I don’t answer it, but a moment later it beeps to alert me that there’s a text.

From "The Girl on the Train" by Paula Hawkins

As they walked, several drivers beeped in support, including Reggie who was not a taxi driver.

From BBC Apr. 10, 2026

Shortly afterwards, mobile phones beeped in unison as a missile alert came in and the wail of sirens started up.

From Barron's Mar. 10, 2026

It beeped during mealtimes, when Bach gave his food to fellow detainees because eating without insulin could cause his blood glucose level to spike to dangerous levels.

From Los Angeles Times Sep. 20, 2024

Monitors beeped; Shakira played on the sound system.

From Scientific American Oct. 19, 2023

I pretended my phone beeped, checked it, put it on the table.

From "Burning Blue" by Paul Griffin

Tips for those feeling addicted to a beeping, chirping device.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 13, 2026

"There was just this incessant beeping," she said.

From BBC Apr. 29, 2026

The low hum of cars passing and horns beeping in the distance gives me a sense of safety; I’m never alone.

From Salon Mar. 15, 2026

Waymo charging stations have caused turmoil in a Santa Monica neighborhood, with some residents calling the round-the-clock beeping and humming of autonomous vehicles a nuisance.

From Los Angeles Times Jan. 29, 2026

But when they did, though with the most gentle of pressure, the beeping stopped altogether.

From "Twilight" by Stephenie Meyer




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