BEEFING (UP) Synonyms: 80 Similar and Opposite Words

beefing (up)

verb

present participle of beef (up)

as in strengthening

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 intensifying

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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Nathan created an atmosphere of tension that backfired spectacularly by wedging a distance between himself and his deckhands and strengthening the bond between Joe and Cooper.

— Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026
Better lineage improves simulation quality, which produces better model behavior, which generates better outcomes and richer feedback, strengthening governance by exposing the gaps previous cycles missed.

— Richard Clough, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026

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DeepSeek's decision to open up to external funding was seen as a sign of AI's ballooning capital demand and mounting pressure to retain talent amid intensifying competition.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 6 Oct. 2026
Why Security Is Becoming Structural, Not Optional AI’s cyber risk is also intensifying.

— Girish Joshi, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026

Definition of intensifying

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Nearly all Senate Democrats voted to require the State Department to report on Israeli settler violence in the West Bank, in a continuing sign of the party’s hardening stance toward Israel.

— Noah Robertson, Washington Post, 30 Sep. 2026
The specifications hardening around agents are careful about this line.

— Dr. Aditya Vikram Kashyap, Forbes.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of hardening

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Poor provenance leads to weak training assumptions, brittle behavior, eroded trust, more friction and slower deployment, with each turn deepening the problem rather than correcting it.

— Richard Clough, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Washington must avoid worsening its own demographic problems through the kind of self-defeating policies that are deepening China’s struggle.

— Carl Minzner, Foreign Affairs, 5 Oct. 2026

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There could be uses in agriculture as well, for selectively enhancing edible parts of plants, Theriot said.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 9 Oct. 2026
Sisters Beste and Merve Manastır are enhancing their brand’s refined minimalism through an increasing attention to materials, craftsmanship and details such as more elevated hardware and stitching.

— Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of enhancing

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Telecom providers — SpaceX moved to boost its Starlink Mobile service , heightening competition concerns around legacy telecom carriers.

— Scott Schnipper, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026
Related Stories Of course, the Kings have long had a keen eye for distilling and (just barely) heightening the absurdities of modern life.

— Alison Herman, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026

Definition of heightening

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This goes counter to Disney’s official stance, which is a flat denial that Covid had anything to do with one Bob stepping down and another stepping up.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 24 Sep. 2026
That means the Horned Frogs’ younger receivers will be tasked with stepping up against an experienced secondary that has picked off quarterbacks four times this season.

— Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 18 Sep. 2026

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