1
as in whine
an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment
had to deal with an angry customer with a beef about our service
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2
as in muscle
muscular strength
a heavyweight wrestler with a good deal of beef
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as in to complain
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
he tends to stand around and beef for hours about any slight, real or imagined
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Recent Examples of beef
Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 3 Jan. 2025
Only two days into the new year and a new beef has emerged between Cam’Ron, Ma$e, and Elliott Wilson.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 10 Oct. 2024
Ali Wong starred as Amy Lau, a small business owner who has her own marital problems and is beefing with Danny Cho, played by Steven Yeun.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 10 Oct. 2024
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Noun
While 2024 was dominated by a beef between two poles of the rap world, Lil Baby appears to have been quietly cooking up.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 3 Jan. 2025
Only two days into the new year and a new beef has emerged between Cam’Ron, Ma$e, and Elliott Wilson.
—Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 2 Jan. 2025
Verb
The per-serving climate impact of sheep’s meat is also significant, second only to beef.
—Marina Bolotnikova, Vox, 10 Oct. 2024
Ali Wong starred as Amy Lau, a small business owner who has her own marital problems and is beefing with Danny Cho, played by Steven Yeun.
—Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 10 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beef
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When in use, the motor produced a slightly audible whistle/whine.John Timmer, Ars Technica, 4 Apr. 2024
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Fittingly, its most art-averse detractors responded with an awful lot of whine.Justin Chang, The New Yorker, 18 Dec. 2024
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This practice activates the diaphragm, which is a muscle that sits between the lungs and the abdomen.Angela Ryan Lee, Verywell Health, 16 Jan. 2025
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This is caused by a muscle that runs from the pelvis to the outside of your lower leg being tight and rubbing on the bone on the outside of your hip.Harlan Selesnick, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
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Many residents at the town hall complained about feeling unsafe at their local Giant or Weis supermarkets, seeing panhandlers, loitering and graffiti in and around these areas.Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 16 Jan. 2025
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Some of the agency’s top Middle East diplomats complained in private that they were sidelined by Biden’s National Security Council.Brett Murphy, ProPublica, 15 Jan. 2025
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The complaint, first reported by Front Office Sports, was filed last Friday.Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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The information in my complaint was from a long-ago completed investigation by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE).Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 6 Jan. 2025
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But an earlier showdown over offshore drilling in other waters provided a test of presidential powers, Book explained.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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The roughly 30-minute event to confirm Trump’s return to power unfolded as a tidy, solemn ceremony, once again resembling its traditional role as an uncontroversial formality in the presidential transition process.Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 6 Jan. 2025
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In the clip, Scout, Tallulah, and Rumer, along with a group of friends and family, jump and scream as Moore’s name is called out by Kerry Washington, who presented the award alongside Andrew Garfield.Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 6 Jan. 2025
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My cat's preference is screaming from the bath tub for someone to open the faucet for her.Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
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Despite the defeat of the Islamic State of Iraq and Syria in 2019, remnants of the group and other militias continue to pose threats — with potential for resurgence if political and economic grievances remain unaddressed.James Durso, The Hill, 16 Jan. 2025
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Butler’s current seven-game suspension will cost Butler a total of about $2.4 million in salary, although the National Basketball Players Association intends to file a grievance to dispute the suspension in hopes of recouping some of that money.Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 16 Jan. 2025
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But there is no big fuss made for them, no extra support, just a gaggle of siblings walking out into a cold, stark parking lot to feel what must be every emotion imaginable, but certainly relief, heartbreak, and anger.Maggie Fremont, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024
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The last time Donald Trump was president, Republican lawmakers eliminated 15 rules with little fuss and not much publicity.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Beef.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beef. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.
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