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beacon

Definition for beacon

noun as in light used as signal, guide

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For James, wearing the shirt was “more of a shout-out to the family more than anything,” he told the Akron Beacon Journal.

John Paul II told the European Union at the time that it was “a beacon of civilization.”

And my beloved Zimbabwe has sunk from a promising beacon into an abyss of greed and dictatorship.

But simultaneously, as indicated by his support for Beacon, journalism is still incredibly valuable to him.

I also think Christine Baranski is a beacon of light and I, too, would like to know what Josh Charles was thinking.

Those who follow her beacon faithfully will gradually rise to the solutions of the greatest problems.

The brilliant beacon of the Eiffel Tower sat high up in the sky, like an exile star.

If they had not known every inch of the way as they did know it, a beacon-light on the shore would have guided them.

At length a distant colume of fire, widening and increasing as I approached, served me as a beacon.

As he went forward his shifting position frequently shut out the beacon-light, but he made no mistake at any point in his walk.

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On this page you'll find 42 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to beacon, such as: flare, lantern, radar, alarm, alert, and balefire.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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