beef up
phrasal verb
beefed up; beefing up; beefs up
informal
: to add weight, strength, or power to (something)
Security around the city will be beefed up during the event.
a politician looking to beef his image up
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Amid the historically low production levels, FilmLA is calling for an expansion to the California film and TV tax credit program to compete with other countries and states beefing up their incentives to lure Hollywood dollars.
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Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Oct. 2024
Since then, Combs beefed up his legal team by adding new attorneys and appealed the ruling.
—Elizabeth Wagmeister and Kara Scannell, CNN, 10 Oct. 2024
United has been beefing up service from Tokyo and will offer year-round nonstop flights to Koror, Palau, from there.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2024
State of plate: The Heat has partnered with new concessions vendors, like Skinny Louie, and beefed up existing menus across the arena, including at 601 Miami and the members-only lounges.
—Martin Vassolo, Axios, 4 Oct. 2024
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Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 16 Oct. 2024
Since then, Combs beefed up his legal team by adding new attorneys and appealed the ruling.
—Elizabeth Wagmeister and Kara Scannell, CNN, 10 Oct. 2024
United has been beefing up service from Tokyo and will offer year-round nonstop flights to Koror, Palau, from there.
—Leslie Josephs, CNBC, 10 Oct. 2024
State of plate: The Heat has partnered with new concessions vendors, like Skinny Louie, and beefed up existing menus across the arena, including at 601 Miami and the members-only lounges.
—Martin Vassolo, Axios, 4 Oct. 2024
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“Beef up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beef%20up. Accessed 30 Oct. 2024.
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