beefed

past tense of beef

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of beefed On the sixth day of France’s heat wave, when temperatures reached record highs, shoppers scrapped over box fans, and Americans and Europeans beefed on X, a neighbor in our apartment building near Paris finally broke down and texted me. Jessica Roy, Curbed, 29 June 2026 Trump has beefed with some over tariffs. ABC News, 15 June 2026 One could be forgiven to pooh-pooh yet another play that lays out William Shakespeare’s bona fides as a hip-hop icon, the original bar spitter who beefed with plenty of his contemporaries while dropping sick flows all over Elizabethan England. David John Chávez, Mercury News, 4 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beefed
Verb
  • Before it was knocked out, Iran's team had complained about unfair treatment in the World Cup.
    Jamie Gray, NBC news, 9 July 2026
  • The pickup’s driver complained of pain after the collision and was arrested by CHP officers at the scene on suspicion of driving under the influence, said CHP officials.
    Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 9 July 2026
Verb
  • One passenger, identified only as Christina, told Thessaloniki radio that passengers panicked and screamed and that one passenger was partially sucked out of the window.
    Costas Kantouris, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
  • There was no pomp and circumstance by Haaland, though his teammates screamed and jumped on his back.
    Scott Thompson, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026
Verb
  • After a few casts, Rubye’s rod bent, and the reel whined as line spooled out.
    John Todd, Outdoor Life, 9 July 2026
  • Traffic hummed and whined on I-85.
    Thomas Lake, AJC.com, 13 May 2026

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“Beefed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beefed. Accessed 14 Jul. 2026.

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