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 day after a sniper opened fire on an ICE field office, the Department of Homeland Security announced plans to beef up security at ICE facilities.
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Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Use some creative tricks to beef up your oatmeal.
—Audrey Bruno, SELF, 25 Sep. 2025
Europe has been on alert since Russian drones violated both Polish and Romanian airspace earlier this month – prompting NATO allies to pledge to beef up defenses on the bloc’s eastern flank.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
While the Kansas City Chiefs work on beefing up their fan base at home and abroad, one player’s wife is busy on Instagram building her own fan club — in her kitchen.
—Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 2025
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Nicole Fallert, USA Today, 26 Sep. 2025
Use some creative tricks to beef up your oatmeal.
—Audrey Bruno, SELF, 25 Sep. 2025
Europe has been on alert since Russian drones violated both Polish and Romanian airspace earlier this month – prompting NATO allies to pledge to beef up defenses on the bloc’s eastern flank.
—Michael Rios, CNN Money, 24 Sep. 2025
While the Kansas City Chiefs work on beefing up their fan base at home and abroad, one player’s wife is busy on Instagram building her own fan club — in her kitchen.
—Kansas City Star, 20 Sep. 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 27 Sep. 2025.
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