beef (up)

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beef (up)
Verb
  • Advertisement But bodies are living things who are entitled to change, strengthen, soften, expand, and spill out as evidence of a life lived—not a life restricted.
    Mari Andrew, Time, 1 July 2025
  • The United States partners with the Government of Nigeria to strengthen Nigeria’s counterterrorism capabilities, working together toward the elimination of terrorist organizations and their networks of support.
    Paul Tilsley, FOXNews.com, 1 July 2025
Verb
  • While inflation and rising interest rates have intensified financial pressure across the board, the impact has been disproportionately severe for those already operating at a capital disadvantage, which includes many women of color entrepreneurs.
    Alejandra Rojas, Forbes.com, 26 June 2025
  • Black women are often conditioned to prioritize others’ needs over their own, and this tendency may intensify during the summertime demands.
    Essence, Essence, 26 June 2025
Verb
  • These gothic elements enhance the book’s central preoccupations of trust, fidelity, and the difficulty of fully knowing another person—or oneself.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 23 June 2025
  • Some things in life are mood enhancing and for me one of those things are narrowing down the products that will make it in my suitcase for my summer excursions.
    Samantha Mims, Essence, 23 June 2025
Verb
  • My top goal is to deepen team alignment around our core mission, as clarity drives performance.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 30 June 2025
  • While focused largely on political rights, the U.N. report also highlights Venezuela’s deepening economic collapse.
    Antonio Maria Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 June 2025
Verb
  • Undermining it can silence voices, suppress creativity and heighten risk exposure, especially in cybersecurity and compliance-sensitive environments where early detection and reporting are critical to resilience and trust.
    Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
  • The impact of this powerful novel is heightened by Golden Voice narrator Nicholas Boulton’s keen understanding of its author’s purposes.
    AudioFile Magazine June 27, Literary Hub, 27 June 2025
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“Beef (up).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beef%20%28up%29. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.

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