Beacon
noun
A light or fire that can be seen from far away, used to guide or warn.
The lighthouse served as a beacon for the ships at sea.
Often appears as...
- serve as a beacon
- beacon of light
noun
A person or thing that guides or gives hope.
She was a beacon of hope in troubled times.
Often appears as...
- beacon of hope
- beacon of light
noun
A visible device or system used to send signals, messages, or warnings.
The aircraft was equipped with an emergency location beacon.
Often appears as...
- emergency beacon
- location beacon
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Technical
noun
In technology, a small signal sent out by a website or app to collect information about users.
The website uses web beacons to track visitor behavior.
Often appears as...
- web beacon
- data beacon
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Technical
noun
A light or fire that can be seen from far away, used to guide or warn.
The lighthouse served as a beacon for the ships at sea.
Often appears as...
- serve as a beacon
- beacon of light
noun
A person or thing that guides or gives hope.
She was a beacon of hope in troubled times.
Often appears as...
- beacon of hope
- beacon of light
noun
A visible device or system used to send signals, messages, or warnings.
The aircraft was equipped with an emergency location beacon.
Often appears as...
- emergency beacon
- location beacon
Usage tips
Technical
noun
In technology, a small signal sent out by a website or app to collect information about users.
The website uses web beacons to track visitor behavior.
Often appears as...
- web beacon
- data beacon
Usage tips
Technical
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Pro Tip 1/2Guiding Symbol
In literature, 'beacon' often symbolizes guidance or something leading the way in darkness or difficulty.
In the novel, the fire on the hill acted as a beacon, leading the lost travelers back to safety.
Pro Tip 2/2Metaphor for Hope
'Beacon' is also used metaphorically to mean a source of hope or inspiration in challenging situations.
During hard times, her kind words were a beacon for the entire community.
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with a stubborn form of gritty, realistic and determined optimism and do everything within our power to ensure that we shape the path as we come out of this pandemic towards a regenerative future. We can all decide that we will be hopeful beacons for humanity even if there are dark days ahead,
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OK, then I did something that architects always do, y'all. I was like, I'm going to build something massive now, right? I'm going to build the world's first restorative justice center all by myself. And it's going to be a beautiful figure on the skyline, like a beacon in the night.
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I am optimistic that within the next decade, this type of technology will be available, helping protect our friends, our family and future generations. Even if we are so unlucky as to be diagnosed with cancer, that early-stage alarm will provide a strong beacon of hope. Thank you.
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Jellyfish predate...
There, it acts like a biochemical beacon, marking genetic modifications, or revealing the path of critical molecules. Scientists have used the glow of GFP to watch cancer cells proliferate, track the development of Alzheimer's, and illuminate countless other biological processes.
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Humanity's Search for...
kind of like a lighthouse beacon -- when she began noticing a distinct correlation between their brightness and their blinking pattern. That correlation made it possible to measure the distance of stars for the very first time, furnishing the yardstick of the universe.
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Your body was forged in...
they radiate more energy than the sun will in its entire lifetime. That point of light that you see there, which was certainly not there before, burns like a beacon, clearly indicating the position where the massive star has died.
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The building of...
past and a sort of beacon for thinking it reminds us that technology inquiry and ingenuity in any age is the way mankind advances maybe that's why I keep this photo above my desk maybe by helping people understand the life of
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Safari Live - Day 316 PIPE...
well it has been a wonderful afternoon with the joomla clan and we have thoroughly enjoyed it ourselves beacon i think i've been very lucky we spotted june just at the end otherwise we would have left the due to june clap
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In praise of conflict PIPE...
who despite heavy lobbying directed at both sides of the aisle pushes for environmental protections. These are isolated examples, but they are beacons of light in the darkness,
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at the first floral beacons of spring triggering a rampage of wildflowers an increasingly rare sight in the rest of agricultural europe
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How to shift your...
with a stubborn form of gritty, realistic and determined optimism and do everything within our power to ensure that we shape the path as we come out of this pandemic towards a regenerative future. We can all decide that we will be hopeful beacons for humanity even if there are dark days ahead,
Video examples
What a world without...
OK, then I did something that architects always do, y'all. I was like, I'm going to build something massive now, right? I'm going to build the world's first restorative justice center all by myself. And it's going to be a beautiful figure on the skyline, like a beacon in the night.
Video examples
New nanotech to detect...
I am optimistic that within the next decade, this type of technology will be available, helping protect our friends, our family and future generations. Even if we are so unlucky as to be diagnosed with cancer, that early-stage alarm will provide a strong beacon of hope. Thank you.
Video examples
Jellyfish predate...
There, it acts like a biochemical beacon, marking genetic modifications, or revealing the path of critical molecules. Scientists have used the glow of GFP to watch cancer cells proliferate, track the development of Alzheimer's, and illuminate countless other biological processes.
Video examples
Humanity's Search for...
kind of like a lighthouse beacon -- when she began noticing a distinct correlation between their brightness and their blinking pattern. That correlation made it possible to measure the distance of stars for the very first time, furnishing the yardstick of the universe.
Video examples
Your body was forged in...
they radiate more energy than the sun will in its entire lifetime. That point of light that you see there, which was certainly not there before, burns like a beacon, clearly indicating the position where the massive star has died.
Video examples
The building of...
past and a sort of beacon for thinking it reminds us that technology inquiry and ingenuity in any age is the way mankind advances maybe that's why I keep this photo above my desk maybe by helping people understand the life of
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Safari Live - Day 316 PIPE...
well it has been a wonderful afternoon with the joomla clan and we have thoroughly enjoyed it ourselves beacon i think i've been very lucky we spotted june just at the end otherwise we would have left the due to june clap
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In praise of conflict PIPE...
who despite heavy lobbying directed at both sides of the aisle pushes for environmental protections. These are isolated examples, but they are beacons of light in the darkness,
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Best Of Frogs PIPE Top 5 PIPE...
at the first floral beacons of spring triggering a rampage of wildflowers an increasingly rare sight in the rest of agricultural europe
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Tan France
English Designer
I believe that our show is hopefully a beacon of hope for certain people who think that they have been forgotten, that they don't have the support or representation. We're there for them and also to remind people that even though we are so divided, just a very open conversation can bridge that divide.
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John McCain
American Politician
Depriving the oppressed of a beacon of hope could lose us the world we have built and thrived in. It could cost our reputation in history as the nation distinct from all others in our achievements, our identity, and our enduring influence on mankind. Our values are central to all three.
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Sharon Salzberg
American Author
If we have a very strong commitment, so that we can trust ourselves and be beacons of trust for others no matter what the circumstance, then we're protected from suffering the consequences of many actions. We can be protected from that pain.
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Gina Miller
Guyanese Activist
It is of course one of the great joys of our country, a beacon of democracy that the world admires, that every citizen is equal under the law - even the prime minister - and no one, not even him, is above it.
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Gregory Benford
American Physicist
Will searching for distant messages work? Is there intelligent life out there? The SETI effort is worth continuing, but our common-sense beacons approach seems more likely to answer those questions.
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James Bobin
English Director
It's a beacon of hope in a dark world. You watch 'The Muppets' and you're smiling for an hour and a half, and then you go outside, and the economy is in crisis.
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Taylor Hackford
American Director
And it's a question of how far we're willing to go in order to let the ego shine, in order to let that beacon penetrate not only the local scene but the world.
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Kirk Cameron
American Actor
America is a beacon of hope for the world. And yet we are in so much trouble.
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William Shakespeare
English Playwright
Modest doubt is called the beacon of the wise.
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Jeff Van Drew
American Politician
Our Country is a beacon of hope for the world.
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Tan France
English Designer
I believe that our show is hopefully a beacon of hope for certain people who think that they have been forgotten, that they don't have the support or representation. We're there for them and also to remind people that even though we are so divided, just a very open conversation can bridge that divide.
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John McCain
American Politician
Depriving the oppressed of a beacon of hope could lose us the world we have built and thrived in. It could cost our reputation in history as the nation distinct from all others in our achievements, our identity, and our enduring influence on mankind. Our values are central to all three.
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Sharon Salzberg
American Author
If we have a very strong commitment, so that we can trust ourselves and be beacons of trust for others no matter what the circumstance, then we're protected from suffering the consequences of many actions. We can be protected from that pain.
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Gina Miller
Guyanese Activist
It is of course one of the great joys of our country, a beacon of democracy that the world admires, that every citizen is equal under the law - even the prime minister - and no one, not even him, is above it.
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Gregory Benford
American Physicist
Will searching for distant messages work? Is there intelligent life out there? The SETI effort is worth continuing, but our common-sense beacons approach seems more likely to answer those questions.
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James Bobin
English Director
It's a beacon of hope in a dark world. You watch 'The Muppets' and you're smiling for an hour and a half, and then you go outside, and the economy is in crisis.
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Taylor Hackford
American Director
And it's a question of how far we're willing to go in order to let the ego shine, in order to let that beacon penetrate not only the local scene but the world.
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Kirk Cameron
American Actor
America is a beacon of hope for the world. And yet we are in so much trouble.
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William Shakespeare
English Playwright
Modest doubt is called the beacon of the wise.
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Jeff Van Drew
American Politician
Our Country is a beacon of hope for the world.
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