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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Another touted freshman, top-50 prospect Jerry Easter, also should help beef up the backcourt.
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Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Buffalo Bills: Walter Nolen, DT, Ole Miss — Uber-productive senior year brought first-team All-America and All-SEC honors, and Nolen fits a position Buffs are looking to beef up.
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—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2025
Aggressive timelines and sky-high expectations mean startups need to beef up their infrastructure yesterday, hiring top talent and scaling systems to keep pace.
—Bob Ras, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Flashback: Congress passed the Real ID Act in 2005 after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, seeking to beef up security surrounding IDs used at airports.
—Kelly Tyko, Axios, 8 Apr. 2025
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Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2025
Buffalo Bills: Walter Nolen, DT, Ole Miss — Uber-productive senior year brought first-team All-America and All-SEC honors, and Nolen fits a position Buffs are looking to beef up.
▪ 31.
—Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 21 Apr. 2025
Aggressive timelines and sky-high expectations mean startups need to beef up their infrastructure yesterday, hiring top talent and scaling systems to keep pace.
—Bob Ras, Forbes.com, 14 Apr. 2025
Flashback: Congress passed the Real ID Act in 2005 after the Sept. 11, 2001, terrorist attacks, seeking to beef up security surrounding IDs used at airports.
—Kelly Tyko, Axios, 8 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 4 May. 2025.
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