1
as in to strengthen
to increase the ability of (as a muscle) to exert physical force
beefed up the walls with iron bars
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2
as in to intensify
to make markedly greater in measure or degree
will beef up security for the next few days while the president is in town
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beef (up)
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For this year, his first priority is a given — to make good content — and his second is to strengthen CJ ENM’s digital platforms, which includes TVING, music content platform MNET Plus and mobile live commerce platform (which runs under the brand, CJ OnStyle).—
Sara Merican,
Deadline,
17 Mar. 2025 -
The two officials also agreed to strengthen coordination and cooperation between their countries, according to SANA.—
Nadeen Ebrahim,
CNN,
17 Mar. 2025
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Trump’s hardline approach to deporting immigrants has intensified America’s already-stark partisan divide.—
Brad Heath, Joshua Schneyer, Marisa Taylor, Sarah N. Lynch, Mike Spector,
USA TODAY,
22 Mar. 2025
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As climate goals become more urgent and regulatory pressures intensify, retailers are at a pivotal moment in their sustainability journeys.—
Arthur Zaczkiewicz,
WWD,
21 Mar. 2025
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Meditation helps counteract this by enhancing critical thinking skills, reducing emotional reactivity, and fostering a mindset of responsibility.—
Felicia Jackson,
Forbes,
19 Mar. 2025
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Those who voted for the plan cited the economic benefits and said the expansion would enhance the area.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Mar. 2025
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Both prove facile stabs at deepening their male counterparts.—
J. Kim Murphy,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2025
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What’s Next: The Fed, Earnings, and More Tariff Talk As investors look forward, the focus shifts to a few catalysts that could either stabilize markets or deepen the decline: The Federal Reserve’s next moves, a fresh batch of economic data, Russia Ukraine Peace talks, and the ongoing trade war.—
Adam Sarhan,
Forbes,
14 Mar. 2025
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The information technology sector of the S & P 500 suffered keenly as the stock market swooned amid investors’ heightening fears of a recession.—
Alex Harring,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2025
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Economic warning signals have increasingly been tripped in recent weeks as the Trump administration’s sweeping policy changes across major areas of the economy have heightened uncertainty.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN,
10 Mar. 2025
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“Beef (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beef%20%28up%29. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.
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