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 Denver Broncos have beefed up what was already a stingy defense this offseason, adding pieces like Talanoa Hufanga and Dre Greenlaw in free agency and selecting Jahdae Barron in the NFL Draft.
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Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Like Club name Home Depot , Lowe's wants to beef up its exposure in the pro contracting space.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
In addition to aligning Paramount with one of sports’ youngest-skewing fan bases, the deal should go a long way toward beefing up the company’s streaming engine.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 Aug. 2025
The money will be used based on need for measures like beefing up security Downtown by adding more lighting, security cameras and patrols.
—David Ferrara, The Enquirer, 11 Aug. 2025
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Matthew Schmidt, MSNBC Newsweek, 21 Aug. 2025
Like Club name Home Depot , Lowe's wants to beef up its exposure in the pro contracting space.
—Natasha Abellard, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2025
In addition to aligning Paramount with one of sports’ youngest-skewing fan bases, the deal should go a long way toward beefing up the company’s streaming engine.
—Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 11 Aug. 2025
The money will be used based on need for measures like beefing up security Downtown by adding more lighting, security cameras and patrols.
—David Ferrara, The Enquirer, 11 Aug. 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 Aug. 2025.
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