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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The order, among other things, directs federal officials to beef up police presence, get rid of homeless encampments and clean up graffiti on federal lands.
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Deborah Barfield Berry, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Lionel Messi is beefing up his real estate portfolio in a big way.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
To beef up the roster, the racing game includes characters like the cow from Moo Moo Meadows and Waluigi in a mariachi outfit.
—Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
But the dominant theme at the summit was a desire to beef up domestic supply.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
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Deborah Barfield Berry, USA Today, 8 Apr. 2025
Lionel Messi is beefing up his real estate portfolio in a big way.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 7 Apr. 2025
To beef up the roster, the racing game includes characters like the cow from Moo Moo Meadows and Waluigi in a mariachi outfit.
—Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 3 Apr. 2025
But the dominant theme at the summit was a desire to beef up domestic supply.
—Lee Habeeb, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for beef up
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“Beef up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beef%20up. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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