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beast

[beest] / bist /


NOUN
coarse, crude, or cruel person
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"We're good with the heat, but the humidity is a different beast," he said as he wheeled his rental bicycle along a section of the National Mall crowded with tourists.

From Barron's • Jul. 1, 2026

Entertaining can feel like a different beast entirely.

From Salon • Jun. 22, 2026

Les Snead is a beast and the Rams are loaded for bear.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Wilder later oversaw Bush’s 2008 Beijing Olympics visit—what he calls “sheer hell,” a logistical beast involving not just Bush but his father, former President George H.W.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 28, 2026

Long gashes, like wounds in the earth from some terrified beast clawing at a nightmare, raked the ground next to the crater on the mountain top.

From "Mountain of Fire" by Rebecca E. F. Barone




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