1
as in whine
an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment
had to deal with an angry customer with a beef about our service
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2
as in muscle
muscular strength
a heavyweight wrestler with a good deal of beef
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as in to complain
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
he tends to stand around and beef for hours about any slight, real or imagined
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Recent Examples of beef
Joe Hernandez, NPR, 29 May 2026
Pitmaster Tyler Harp cited staffing shortages, fewer customers and rising beef prices for the closure of the restaurant, which opened in Overland Park in November 2024 after relocating from Raytown.
—Ian Cummings, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2026
Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
Try it as a side dish to rice, mixed into a salad dressing to beef it up, or as a marinade.
—Jahnavi Rapaka, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Jason Cleere, a professor and extension beef cattle specialist at Texas A&M University, said the higher retail prices that beef shoppers see at the grocery store reflect the harsh financial reality facing farmers and ranchers.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 29 May 2026
Pitmaster Tyler Harp cited staffing shortages, fewer customers and rising beef prices for the closure of the restaurant, which opened in Overland Park in November 2024 after relocating from Raytown.
—Ian Cummings, Kansas City Star, 28 May 2026
Verb
Spooky critters have beef with Taylor Momsen.
—Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 16 Apr. 2026
Try it as a side dish to rice, mixed into a salad dressing to beef it up, or as a marinade.
—Jahnavi Rapaka, Vogue, 21 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beef
Noun
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The guilt of a stack of unread books is a low constant whine at the back of your head.—
Philip Maymin,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2026
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Both motors stay at or below 45 dBA even at full power, something that will genuinely surprise anyone used to the whine of current-generation motors.—
Omar Kardoudi
April 10,
New Atlas,
10 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The same goes for people with a condition called gastroparesis, which affects stomach nerves and muscles, and those susceptible to medullary thyroid cancer.—
Maia Rosenfeld,
NBC news,
29 May 2026
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Weight loss on its own can change muscle, bone and more.—
Bethany Brookshire,
Scientific American,
29 May 2026
Verb
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Meanwhile, a parent of an underage Vibe customer also complained to authorities that his 17-year-old son and his son's friend were able to purchase kratom products with a fake ID and, at times, without an ID at all.—
Logan Smith,
CBS News,
31 May 2026
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Residents near the Plaskolite site have long complained about odors from the plant, according to an air monitoring study sponsored by the state.—
Jason Henry,
Oc Register,
30 May 2026
Noun
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No complaints about the strong, free Wi-Fi.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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And the White House has required VA officials and advocates to sign NDAs about construction on campus, drawing bipartisan complaints from Congress.—
Quil Lawrence,
NPR,
2 June 2026
Noun
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Eco effort The villas are mainly run on solar power (each villa’s roof is slightly sloped to accommodate these solar panels), and the resort is single plastic-free.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
1 June 2026
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The computing power needs, the competition from Anthropic, the potential for a more business-to-business stream of revenue, the fear that all of the big institutions that own it will want to cash out, makes this one plain fraught.—
Jim Cramer,
CNBC,
31 May 2026
Verb
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In the seventh, after his 504th and final pitch of May, Sánchez screamed.—
Matt Gelb,
New York Times,
28 May 2026
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Her ears rang as her husband, now several meters away, screamed.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
27 May 2026
Noun
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Young people who once sought belonging through families, churches, schools, sports and communities are now too often finding identity through online extremism, grievance, anger and attention-seeking behavior.—
Editorial,
Boston Herald,
1 June 2026
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But now, Gunther has a legitimate grievance about how his title match turned out.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
31 May 2026
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Throw it in a beach tote all day and top your outfit at night without fuss.—
Vanessa L. Powell,
Travel + Leisure,
23 May 2026
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Variety took a deep dive into the films to see what the fuss is all about.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
22 May 2026
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“Beef.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beef. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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