BEEFS (UP) Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

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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Pre-workout supplements increase energy and athletic performance acutely, while collagen strengthens connective tissue and helps prevent injury over time.

— Megan Nunn, Verywell Health, 29 July 2026
Budson explained that reading facial expressions, body language and tone of voice strengthens connections between brain cells and helps build new ones.

— Lauren Schuster, Miami Herald, 29 July 2026

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The president addressed a smaller, heavily secured gathering Friday as his administration intensifies its legal and rhetorical attacks on journalists.

— Michael Birnbaum, Washington Post, 24 July 2026
The Chinese Communist Party purged another top official Tuesday, as Xi Jinping intensifies his anti-corruption drive.

— Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 14 July 2026

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Success breeds overconfidence; overconfidence hardens into presumption; and presumption eventually obscures the actual source of momentum.

— Clifford Hudson, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
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

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This move significantly enhances Sky's entertainment package, allowing existing Hayu subscribers via Sky Marketplace to access it through their main Sky subscription.

— John Archer, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
How Simtriyo Works Simtriyo enhances the activity of natural chemical messengers in the brain that impact behavior, says Kelly Johnson-Arbor, MD, a toxicologist at MedStar Health in Washington, DC.

— Rob Williams, EverydayHealth.com, 28 July 2026

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