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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For deaf and hard-of-hearing people, Apple has beefed up Live Listen by adding Live Captions support and extending it to the Apple Watch.
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Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 17 May 2025
Beginning in 1980, Mr. Biederman, an acolyte of Mr. Whyte, followed Mr. Whyte’s recommendations by making the park physically more accessible to passers-by, beefing up the maintenance and security crews, and creating a roster of programs that would draw people into the park.
—Yuvraj Khanna, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Minnesota also beefed up both lines of scrimmage, most notably by signing defensive tackles Jonathan Allen and Javon Hargrove.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
The centerpiece of the legislation is beefed up work requirements and more frequent eligibility checks for Medicaid.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 14 May 2025
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Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 17 May 2025
Beginning in 1980, Mr. Biederman, an acolyte of Mr. Whyte, followed Mr. Whyte’s recommendations by making the park physically more accessible to passers-by, beefing up the maintenance and security crews, and creating a roster of programs that would draw people into the park.
—Yuvraj Khanna, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Minnesota also beefed up both lines of scrimmage, most notably by signing defensive tackles Jonathan Allen and Javon Hargrove.
—Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
The centerpiece of the legislation is beefed up work requirements and more frequent eligibility checks for Medicaid.
—Mike Lillis, The Hill, 14 May 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 24 May. 2025.
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