beef up
phrasal verb
beefed up; beefing up; beefs up
informal
: to add weight, strength, or power to (something)
Security around the city will be beefed up during the event.
a politician looking to beef his image up
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The incident on Friday comes after Russian drones violated both Polish and Romanian airspaces earlier this month – prompting NATO allies to pledge to beef up defenses on the alliance’s eastern flank.
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Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
Cybersecurity competitors CrowdStrike and Zscaler have also made acquisitions this year to beef up their offerings.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Security has been beefed up for the upcoming University of Wisconsin Board of Regents meeting.
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Rice starch still sops up oil and beefs up strands, but with an even airier spray that stays invisible and smells softly fruity and floral.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
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Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2025
Cybersecurity competitors CrowdStrike and Zscaler have also made acquisitions this year to beef up their offerings.
—Samantha Subin, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
Security has been beefed up for the upcoming University of Wisconsin Board of Regents meeting.
—Steven Martinez, jsonline.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Rice starch still sops up oil and beefs up strands, but with an even airier spray that stays invisible and smells softly fruity and floral.
—Sophia Panych, Allure, 16 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for beef up
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“Beef up.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/beef%20up. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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