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as in brutes
a mean, evil, or unprincipled person
she's a real beast to anyone who makes the mistake of crossing her
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as in bastards
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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as in animals
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 headaches
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 beasts
Under the chandelier lights, actors dressed as Joan of Arc, pirates, and mythical beasts waltz over a celestial floor and crack jokes between takes.
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Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 19 Jan. 2026
Alexander brings her to the governor of Antioch, who condemns her to face the beasts in the arena.
—Christy Cobb, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2026
With the help of a Hogwarts professor, adventurers will encounter familiar beasts and a series of obstacles before helping the creature in need.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
Expect to encounter other magical creatures and fantastic beasts along the way.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 15 Jan. 2026
Like other rugged beasts, this one is a chunky monkey – but as someone who now uses a rugged handset regularly, this con doesn't outweigh the numerous pros.
—New Atlas, 9 Jan. 2026
This debut is a magical realist family saga of a daughter’s fraught reunion with her father, refracted with the history of 20th century China and the mythical beasts that stalk it.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
In nature, the three transform into swift reptilian beasts who romp and belt out improvised songs.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025
This year there are five of these mighty beasts in the running, including last year’s Line Honours winner, LawConnect owned by Christian Beck.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025
Madeline Hirsch, InStyle, 19 Jan. 2026
Alexander brings her to the governor of Antioch, who condemns her to face the beasts in the arena.
—Christy Cobb, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2026
With the help of a Hogwarts professor, adventurers will encounter familiar beasts and a series of obstacles before helping the creature in need.
—Colson Thayer, PEOPLE, 15 Jan. 2026
Expect to encounter other magical creatures and fantastic beasts along the way.
—Brady MacDonald, Oc Register, 15 Jan. 2026
Like other rugged beasts, this one is a chunky monkey – but as someone who now uses a rugged handset regularly, this con doesn't outweigh the numerous pros.
—New Atlas, 9 Jan. 2026
This debut is a magical realist family saga of a daughter’s fraught reunion with her father, refracted with the history of 20th century China and the mythical beasts that stalk it.
—Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 Jan. 2026
In nature, the three transform into swift reptilian beasts who romp and belt out improvised songs.
—E. Tammy Kim, New Yorker, 17 Dec. 2025
This year there are five of these mighty beasts in the running, including last year’s Line Honours winner, LawConnect owned by Christian Beck.
—Andrew Rice, New York Times, 17 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beasts
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For much of his career, Skarsgård has gravitated toward characters who weaponize physical presence — Vikings, tech titans and mythic brutes whose power is immediately legible.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
9 Jan. 2026
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Credit to producers Tim Zinnemann and George Linder for selecting a veritable array of brutes to wage battle with Arnold.—
Duane Byrge,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Nov. 2025
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The only animals Cook’s crew saw apart from wild birds were rats and chickens, both eaten.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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No one was injured, but two animals died early Tuesday from a fire in Chicago's Roseland neighborhood.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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But in the weeks leading up to Christmas of 2021, Avery started getting headaches.—
Isabella Backman,
Hartford Courant,
27 Jan. 2026
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No headaches, no residual or negative effects from the accident.—
Will Rice,
Outside,
27 Jan. 2026
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Picking winners and losers, heroes and villains, pathways to success and failure, generates excitement for an event and manufactures a sense of urgency for maximal viewing pleasure.—
Brady Brickner-Wood,
New Yorker,
28 Jan. 2026
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As the country moves toward the 2026 midterms, the temptation will be to treat our current racial, political, and economic crisis as a sharp break from the past; to search for singular villains; and to imagine that a return to normalcy is just one election away.—
Heather Ann Thompson,
The Atlantic,
26 Jan. 2026
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In 2022, Japanese researchers found that dogs produced tears when reuniting with their humans.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Jan. 2026
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Ending the retail sales of dogs is a crucial way to reduce demand from puppy mills.—
DP Opinion,
Denver Post,
26 Jan. 2026
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Groundhogs are generally solitary creatures that emerge in midwinter to find a mate.—
Mark Scolforo,
Fortune,
31 Jan. 2026
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The clip ends with the couple paddling away, clearly shaken but unharmed and newly aware of just how small they are compared to one of the ocean’s largest creatures.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
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That said, many of the gains players made here won’t dramatically affect their bottom lines, and the reality is that most players on ECHL deals will still need those second jobs and other sources of income to continue to chase their dream of making it to the next level.—
James Mirtle,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
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Both Tong and his counterpart in Rhode Island, Attorney General Peter Neronha, followed up with their own request on Monday which reiterated the developers’ claim that federal intervention risks raising costs for electric customers while upending thousands of local jobs.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
7 Jan. 2026
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But beneath his plush exterior and upbeat messaging, Buddy is an insatiably needy, controlling narcissist requiring constant affirmations of the children’s love and filling their heads with terror of the monsters lurking in the outside world beyond the park in which the show takes place.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Jan. 2026
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And the monsters are truly terrifying.—
Alison Foreman,
IndieWire,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Beasts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beasts. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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