beef up
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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Becerra’s campaign has scrambled to beef up staffing, fundraising and policy positions.
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Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 12 May 2026
The program includes beefing up the fight against arms trafficking; attacking the finances of criminal organizations; raising the quality of homicide investigations and investing in the country’s prison system.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
How aggressive DeCosta is in trying to beef up those spots comes down partly to how the team evaluates its young players at those positions and to what decision-makers perceive as the biggest needs.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 7 May 2026
Based on Nash Jenkins’ debut novel Foster Dade Explores the Cosmos, Foster Dade was one of three YA pilots Hulu had ordered over the past year as the streamer has been looking to beef up its offerings in the arena following the breakout success of its college drama Tell Me Lies.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 May 2026
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Ben Paviour, Sacbee.com, 12 May 2026
The program includes beefing up the fight against arms trafficking; attacking the finances of criminal organizations; raising the quality of homicide investigations and investing in the country’s prison system.
—ABC News, 12 May 2026
How aggressive DeCosta is in trying to beef up those spots comes down partly to how the team evaluates its young players at those positions and to what decision-makers perceive as the biggest needs.
—Jeff Zrebiec, New York Times, 7 May 2026
Based on Nash Jenkins’ debut novel Foster Dade Explores the Cosmos, Foster Dade was one of three YA pilots Hulu had ordered over the past year as the streamer has been looking to beef up its offerings in the arena following the breakout success of its college drama Tell Me Lies.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 6 May 2026
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“Beef up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beef%20up. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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