beef up

verb

beefed up; beefing up; beefs up

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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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Tom Hastings, the founding director of PeaceVoice, said the organization beefed up its existing no-AI policy after OpenAI contacted him. — Miriam Waldvogel, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026 But as sellers of these accounts beef up their lobbying power to expand the market, the distinction between what is and isn’t covered starts to sound silly. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 7 Oct. 2026 The Victoire will also be without captain Marie-Philip Poulin, but beefed up their forward group by adding Jessie Eldridge and Emma Maltais in free agency. — Hailey Salvian, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2026 Despite David Ellison’s threats, Paramount is staying in Los Angeles, and California continues to beef up its incentives as production becomes a key issue in statewide political races. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for beef up

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