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beefs (up)

verb

present tense third-person singular of beef (up)

as in strengthens

to increase the ability of (as a muscle) to exert physical force beefed up the walls with iron bars

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as in intensifies

to make markedly greater in measure or degree will beef up security for the next few days while the president is in town

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Temperatures are expected to gradually ease heading into the weekend as the onshore flow strengthens and cloud cover increases, although conditions are expected to remain above normal through at least Friday, forecasters said.

— City News Service, Daily News, 15 July 2026
This additional detention capacity strengthens ICE's ability to implement the Administration's immigration enforcement priorities, restore integrity to the nation's immigration system, and protect public safety.

— Alan Gionet, CBS News, 14 July 2026

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Indeed, the administration’s assault on Medicaid and the Affordable Care Act intensifies the damage.

— Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
If employees are expected to produce the same output in less time without better systems in place, the pressure simply intensifies.

— Johnny C. Taylor Jr, USA Today, 30 June 2026

Definition of intensifies

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Instead of building parts one layer at a time, the system hardens the printing material all at once, producing seamless structures.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
As patterns become clear and predictable, the organization hardens them into deterministic rules.

— Jakob Freund, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026

Definition of hardens

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Last week, Prime Minister of New Zealand Christoper Luxon hailed the country’s free trade deal with India that also enhances labor mobility for Indian workers.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 15 July 2026
Once plated, the steak remains at center stage, adorned with a drizzle of the bright, herbaceous chermoula, which enhances the meat without overpowering its rich flavor.

— Lynda Balslev, Mercury News, 14 July 2026

Definition of enhances

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So, while the Dodgers crawled out of the hole with a season-high 17 hits, the steep cost heightens the pressure on the rest of the rotation the rest of the series.

— Liana Handler Follow, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
Adult males go through musth, a periodic condition that heightens their aggression.

— ABC News, ABC News, 3 July 2026

Definition of heightens

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That one of the country’s most dynamic cities sits minutes away only deepens the appeal.

— Spencer Elliott, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Families and physicians warn that uprooting residents with Alzheimer’s can trigger dangerous decline, while a severe shortage of specialized beds in the South Bay deepens a looming public health crisis.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026

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