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as in brute
a mean, evil, or unprincipled person
she's a real beast to anyone who makes the mistake of crossing her
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2
as in bastard
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
he always has to act like a beast whenever things don't go his way
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3
as in animal
one of the lower animals as distinguished from human beings
a frigid night that was fit for neither man nor beast
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as in headache
a dull, unpleasant, or difficult piece of work
controlling the state's vast bureaucracy has always been a beast
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Recent Examples of beast
These objects are absolute beasts, millions or billions of times the mass of the sun, and are found in the cores of all big galaxies.
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2025
The documentary characterizes this apparent persecution of Mosby as part of the same beast keeping Syed in prison.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
Pope a 33-year-old gamer, has become a comp beast in recent weeks to go with her social and strategic strengths that is making her a threat to win the game.
—Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 17 Sep. 2025
But Marie isn’t interested in running back into the belly of the beast.
—Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Phil Plait, Scientific American, 18 Sep. 2025
The documentary characterizes this apparent persecution of Mosby as part of the same beast keeping Syed in prison.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
Pope a 33-year-old gamer, has become a comp beast in recent weeks to go with her social and strategic strengths that is making her a threat to win the game.
—Christopher Kuhagen, jsonline.com, 17 Sep. 2025
But Marie isn’t interested in running back into the belly of the beast.
—Olivia Singh, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beast
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Each fits into typical RPG classes — with Armon being the close combat brute, Harlow the magical crowd control specialist, Rafa the agile rogue, and Vex serving as a summoner who calls on minions to do the dirty work.—
George Yang,
Rolling Stone,
11 Sep. 2025
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Mihály is a brute who mistreats his mother.—
Adam Solomons,
IndieWire,
28 Aug. 2025
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Embark's DNA tests screens for more than 400 breeds of dog, including wild animals such as dingoes, coyotes, wolves and village dogs, helping owners of mixed breeds understand their pet's ancestry.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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Waste, agriculture, and energy increasingly intersect as crop residues and animal waste produce electricity and biofuels.—
Maurice Obeid,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Longer sales cycles and shrinking deal sizes are becoming big headaches for sales leaders.—
Sarah Goodall,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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The world’s most valuable company may now be facing another China headache, just days after Beijing deemed the chipmaker to have violated the country’s antitrust legislation.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
17 Sep. 2025
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There’d be scenes of Kerr making unlikely comebacks, of his coach delivering big speeches, of an obvious villain becoming his rival.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
20 Sep. 2025
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Star model Elton Ilirjani closed the show in a stunning black and crystal-covered suit with a long, dramatic cape, calling to mind a Dracula-esque villain look.—
Nadja Sayej,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Smaller dogs – those under 20 lb (9 kg) – were reported as more fearful, more aggressive, and more attention-seeking, but less trainable than larger dogs.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 Sep. 2025
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Also, keeping your dogs and cats active is a great brain activity and keeps them healthy both mentally and physically.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
21 Sep. 2025
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This includes the eyeball alien that’s possessed the sheep, a rapidly growing Xenomorph, and large, flying bug-like creatures that have made a little hive for themselves.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Thousands of skeletal creatures were lying on bunks unable to move, while dead bodies were piled in heaps all around the camp, reeking of putrefaction.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
17 Sep. 2025
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Many have been fired from their jobs, disciplined, or publicly shamed for criticizing the conservative commentator.—
Ross O'Keefe,
The Washington Examiner,
17 Sep. 2025
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Google began dropping degree requirements for a wide range of jobs in 2024, shifting focus to proof of skills and real-world projects.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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This quiz invites you to explore the darker corners of sci-fi literature, where monsters lurk not just in shadows, but in laboratories, alien worlds and post-apocalyptic wastelands.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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As a smooth fixer for a tertiary monster who has maybe three lines, Morgan Spector is both chilling and thoroughly pointless.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Beast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beast. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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