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as in brute
a mean, evil, or unprincipled person
she's a real beast to anyone who makes the mistake of crossing her
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as in bastard
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
he always has to act like a beast whenever things don't go his way
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as in animal
one of the lower animals as distinguished from human beings
a frigid night that was fit for neither man nor beast
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as in headache
a dull, unpleasant, or difficult piece of work
controlling the state's vast bureaucracy has always been a beast
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Recent Examples of beast
The Blacks, meanwhile, currently have seven dragons among them, including Rhaenyra‘s beast Syrax.
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Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
Another record might have found the ballad in that process, dissecting, with Deer Tick’s gift for barstool poetry, their relationship with the strange, looming beast that is age.
—Arman Khan, Pitchfork, 19 June 2026
Every Brazilian fan — in Philadelphia to watch their national team play Haiti on Friday at the World Cup — that stopped for a snapshot or a selfie with the 9-foot-11, 1,300-pound beast left the statue dressed in only his bronze trunks and boots.
—CBS News, 18 June 2026
Every Brazilian fan — in Philadelphia to watch their national team play Haiti on Friday at the World Cup — who stopped for a snapshot or a selfie with the 9-foot-11, 1,300-pound beast left the statue dressed in only his bronze trunks and boots.
—Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2026
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Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026
Another record might have found the ballad in that process, dissecting, with Deer Tick’s gift for barstool poetry, their relationship with the strange, looming beast that is age.
—Arman Khan, Pitchfork, 19 June 2026
Every Brazilian fan — in Philadelphia to watch their national team play Haiti on Friday at the World Cup — that stopped for a snapshot or a selfie with the 9-foot-11, 1,300-pound beast left the statue dressed in only his bronze trunks and boots.
—CBS News, 18 June 2026
Every Brazilian fan — in Philadelphia to watch their national team play Haiti on Friday at the World Cup — who stopped for a snapshot or a selfie with the 9-foot-11, 1,300-pound beast left the statue dressed in only his bronze trunks and boots.
—Dan Gelston, Chicago Tribune, 18 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beast
Noun
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Shinnecock was still a brute of a test, but the red numbers on the white scoreboard were an unfamiliar site for this course.—
Doug Ferguson,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
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These brutes commonly exceed 50 pounds.—
Keith Sutton,
Outdoor Life,
18 June 2026
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What breaks my heart is that Vermax’s cries sounded like a dog crying, a dog dying.—
Sean T. Collins,
Vulture,
22 June 2026
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Roughly the size of a large dog and weighing more than 110 pounds (50 kilograms), the quadruped robot is designed to navigate industrial facilities that include staircases, narrow walkways, uneven surfaces, and confined spaces.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
22 June 2026
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An Irvine animal trainer and his girlfriend were convicted of killing 11 dogs in their care and cremating their bodies to conceal how the pets died.—
Matthew Rodriguez,
CBS News,
18 June 2026
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McCoy wasn’t sure what killed the animals, but said it was likely tied to the fire in the home.—
Ben Wheeler,
Kansas City Star,
18 June 2026
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That’s when the real headache for businesses began, as customs checks, border controls and reams of paperwork came into force.—
Hanna Ziady,
CNN Money,
22 June 2026
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But the move enabled Florida to lock in what will be one of the best top-six forward groups in the league, slotting Brady Tkachuck into the left wing spot on the second line alongside center Sam Bennett and right wing Matthew Tkachuk that will cause opponents major headaches.—
Eduardo A. Encina,
The Orlando Sentinel,
22 June 2026
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Her bone-chilling performance earned her the MTV Movie Award for best villain, beating out the likes of Daniel Day-Lewis, Mike Myers, Willem Dafoe and Colin Farrell in her category.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
17 June 2026
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This was my villain origin story.—
Lauryn Overhultz,
FOXNews.com,
17 June 2026
Noun
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This Jamaican restaurant, located just off Main Street, brings Caribbean flavors to Mackinac Island’s solid rotation of restaurants, with planked whitefish and jerk chicken sandwiches.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
13 June 2026
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After Game 4, jerks were throwing things at Victor Wembanyama.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2026
Noun
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The show's first season, centered around retirement community residents who band together to discover a dark truth of their community following the sighting of a monstrous creature, was met with positive reviews and has been among the streamer's weekly Top 10 since its premiere.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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Keystone herbivore species such as the American bison, elk and mule deer live in grasslands and help to regulate the rich plant biota for other creatures to thrive, Keyser said.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
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That means taking away human driver jobs could be particularly detrimental in the state.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
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Young men with at least a bachelor’s degree spent an average of 14 hours less annually on the job between 2019 and 2022.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
21 June 2026
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“Beast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beast. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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