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Recent Examples of beep
With her husband away and her daughter hooked up to a constantly beeping medical device, exasperated Linda (Rose Byrne) may be going out of her mind, but Bronstein puts us squarely inside it, as the walls close in, the ceiling collapses and the floor buckles beneath her.
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
Noisy toys, like whistles, music-playing or beeping toys, babies that talk.
—Lanee Lee, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
He was treated for elevated glucose, and hospital staff noted his insulin pump was beeping and needed to be refilled.
—Jeff McDonald, The Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2024
When the metal detector was still beeping after three days, the tension started to build.
—Caleb Harris, Austin American-Statesman, 13 Dec. 2024
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Peter Debruge, Variety, 24 Jan. 2025
Noisy toys, like whistles, music-playing or beeping toys, babies that talk.
—Lanee Lee, Forbes, 23 Jan. 2025
He was treated for elevated glucose, and hospital staff noted his insulin pump was beeping and needed to be refilled.
—Jeff McDonald, The Mercury News, 20 Sep. 2024
When the metal detector was still beeping after three days, the tension started to build.
—Caleb Harris, Austin American-Statesman, 13 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beep
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American Maverick McNealy generated some Ryder Cup buzz for himself with eight birdies in his first 11 holes to take an early lead.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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Our suite was tucked in the neighboring cove, within earshot of the buzzing beach clubs.—
Rachel Fletcher,
Architectural Digest,
20 Feb. 2025
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Though some of the scenes around Japanese culture are dialed up for comedic effect, the film’s theme of existential ennui will ring true for most.—
Aislyn Greene,
AFAR Media,
19 Feb. 2025
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Last offseason’s flurry of moves paid off with a 30-win improvement and a playoff appearance for the first time since the 2015 World Series run, but the Royals dialed things back considerably this winter.—
Chad Jennings,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
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After the call, Mr. Trump phoned Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy to inform him about their conversation.—
Matthew Lee, Justin Spike,
The Christian Science Monitor,
17 Feb. 2025
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On July 19, 2016, a cocksure, can’t-miss prospect phoned a Houston sports radio station.—
Chandler Rome,
The Athletic,
12 Feb. 2025
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Not long after Ryan Holdren returned home one evening in March 2021 from his job at Cincinnati College Preparatory Academy, the school’s secretary telephoned to tell him that one of their students was on TV.—
Johnny Dodd,
People.com,
21 Dec. 2024
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Visitors can play with a tin can telephone or connect to the museum’s general store on a working candlestick phone.—
Anne Gelhaus,
The Mercury News,
24 Nov. 2024
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“Beep.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beep. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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