Beverly
Americannoun
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a city in northeastern Massachusetts.
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Also Beverley. a first name: from an Old English word meaning “dweller at the beaver meadow.”
Example Sentences
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Late “Dawson’s Creek” star James Van Der Beek’s former Beverly Hills home has been offered up for rent—five months after the actor died following a battle with cancer.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
It was widely reported at the time that the Van Der Beeks owned the Beverly Hills abode, which is now worth around $4 million, according to estimates.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 23, 2026
Eric especially admired the Witch’s House in Beverly Hills, the Shakespeare Bridge in Franklin Hills and the stained glass windows in Carthay Circle.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 17, 2026
Not long after he put his Beverly Hills manse on the market, Bloom snapped up a much larger dwelling in nearby Montecito, Calif., for $11.25 million.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 14, 2026
Didn’t Nurse Beverly remember that he’d been afraid of the dark when he was little?
From "The School for Whatnots" by Margaret Peterson Haddix
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