as in complaints
an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment
had to deal with an angry customer with a beef about our service
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as in complains
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 beefs
Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 11 Nov. 2025
But Americans polled also agree with industry beefs about the costs builders incur.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
The traditional papaya salad, noodles and sticky rice are served with angus beefs.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
New friendships and beefs emerged on TikTok and Snapchat; podcasts like Call Her Daddy and The Viall Files teased dueling narratives in breathless detail.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2025
Noun
However, Ja Rule also said rap beefs weren’t beneficial in any sense.
—Mackenzie Cummings-Grady, Billboard, 11 Nov. 2025
But Americans polled also agree with industry beefs about the costs builders incur.
—Jonathan Lansner, Oc Register, 24 Oct. 2025
The traditional papaya salad, noodles and sticky rice are served with angus beefs.
—Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 9 Sep. 2025
New friendships and beefs emerged on TikTok and Snapchat; podcasts like Call Her Daddy and The Viall Files teased dueling narratives in breathless detail.
—Caroline Framke, Vulture, 26 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beefs
Noun
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There are factories waiting in line, and there are constant complaints from members that inspections still need to be completed.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
11 Nov. 2025
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Despite those complaints, crime is down across the board in Nashville this year.—
Kirsten Fiscus,
Nashville Tennessean,
11 Nov. 2025
Verb
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At one point, Hujar complains about a call from the artist Ed Baynard.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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The president calls his wife and complains about the sole of his shoe before heading off to a girls’ basketball event with Angel Reese.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Left to die, breathless and alone, Invisigal chokes while Robert screams from the other end of the comms.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
7 Nov. 2025
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That stretch screams points, and the wise move might be to start planning your route to Salah.—
Abdul Rehman,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
Noun
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From Madagascar to Nepal, young people have been driving protests, their grievances specific to each nation but broadly tied to weariness with corruption, crime, opaque governance and evaporating economic opportunities.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Democrats held a marathon lunch meeting Tuesday, bordering on three hours, to hash out the options ahead of them, and air some grievances.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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In fact, Trump’s gripes with Beijing were mostly limited to the amount of goods China purchased from the United States, and so much of his attention was spent on direct negotiations with Xi that tried to address the trade deficit.—
Mira Rapp-Hooper,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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In fact, Punk has publicly shared his gripes over certain AEW stars not wanting to work with him in the past.—
Fernando Quiles Jr,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Stein’s bedroom adjoined the room where Dodge would visit her lover at night; kept awake by the murmurings and moans, Stein lit a candle and composed a portrait of her host.—
Via Scribner,
Literary Hub,
7 Oct. 2025
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Most of these are held in a tent, from which loud, ecstatic moans can be heard for seemingly miles around.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
26 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Continue reading … WAR OF WORDS – AOC weighs in after Republican laments 'humiliation' of Mamdani campaigning in Arabic.—
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FOXNews.com,
4 Nov. 2025
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The poem ends with the hero’s burial and the laments of his followers.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Oct. 2025
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“Beefs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beefs. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.
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