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beckoned

verb as in call, signal, or lure

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Her head and body aim in opposite directions, as if she’s just heard her name beckoned from behind as she was passing by and is turning to look.

The torture of Qualifying School or a return to the more humble surrounds of the Challenge Tour beckoned.

From BBC

Judge Robert Altham said Haywood had beckoned the Blackpool rioters to breach police lines, and that that his drunkenness on the day was an "aggravating feature".

From BBC

Judge Robert Altham said Haywood had "chosen to face the mob" and "beckoned them" to breach police lines.

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Colorful homemade signs raised by local leaders beckoned the crowd to join in: "We!"

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

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