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View definitions for beefing up

beefing up

noun as in reinforcement

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The U.S. campaign against ISIS leans on two pillars: conducting airstrikes, and beefing up local forces.

Once you begin to pick up on these things, the preposterousness of “beefing up security” becomes worryingly self-evident.

Others have focused on beefing up new product categories to keep pace with the changing times.

Still, rebel leaders insist the city is beefing up its defenses covertly.

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On this page you'll find 38 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to beef up, such as: add, amplify, augment, back up, boost, and brace.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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