Synonyms for BEACON
ˈbi kənbea·con

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1. beacon, beacon firenoun

   a fire (usually on a hill or tower) that can be seen from a distance

   Synonyms:
   beacon light, pharos, beacon, lighthouse, beacon fire, radio beacon

2. radio beacon, beaconnoun

   a radio station that broadcasts a directional signal for navigational purposes

   Synonyms:
   beacon light, pharos, beacon, lighthouse, beacon fire, radio beacon

3. beacon, lighthouse, beacon light, pharosverb

   a tower with a light that gives warning of shoals to passing ships

   Synonyms:
   beacon light, pharos, beacon, lighthouse, beacon fire, radio beacon

4. beaconverb

   shine like a beacon

5. beaconverb

   guide with a beacon

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1. • Guide
   • Radio Station
   • Shine

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1. beaconnoun

   Synonyms:
   signal-fire

2. beaconnoun

   Synonyms:
   mark, sign, signal

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1. beaconnoun

   Synonyms:
   balefire, signal fire, signal, pharos

   Associated words:
   pharology

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1. List of paraphrases for "beacon":

   indicator, beacons, phare, headlight, lighthouse, tag, glimmer, torch, marker, flag, distress, tags, headlamp, buoy, flagship

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1. Nelly Cheboi:

   The coolest thing about being the CNN Hero of the Year was being the beacon of hope. There is hope. Poverty has an expiration date. This is all temporary.

2. Chi Chia-wei:

   This is the right that we deserved from a long time ago, as a beacon in Asia, I hope Taiwan's democracy and human rights could have a ripple effect on other countries in Asia.

3. Ilhan Omar:

   So our hope is that... this boycott would result in changes in the law, because we understand that when you restrict people's ability to vote, you create a democracy that isn't fully functioning for all of us. And if we are to continue to be a beacon of hope for all democracies around the world, we must stand our ground.

4. Greg Abbott:

   Tonight, Texans sent a message that they want to keep Texas the beacon of opportunity that we provided over the past eight years.

5. Taylor Robson:

   Governor Ducey has been a strong conservative leader who has trimmed government, gotten our fiscal house in order and turned The Arizona Republic into a beacon of economic opportunity, as Governor, I intend to build on that legacy.