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beefing up

NOUN

augmentation

Synonyms

STRONGEST

enhancement enlargement

STRONG

accession accretion addition amplification boost buildup development enrichment expansion extension growth hike increase increment inflation intensification magnification multiplication raise reinforcement rise strengthening swelling

WEAK

fleshing out heightening up upping

Antonyms

STRONG

compression contraction decline decrease deduction diminishment drop fall lessening loss reduction shortening shrinkage stagnation subtraction

WEAK

degradation

NOUN

growth

Synonyms

STRONGEST

advance advancement expansion gain hike improvement increase production prosperity rise success surge

STRONG

aggrandizement augmentation boost buildup crop cultivation enlargement evolution extension flowering germination maturation multiplication produce proliferation sprouting stretching swell thickening unfolding vegetation waxing widening

WEAK

evolvement fleshing out heightening maturing up upping

Antonyms

STRONGEST

decline decrease failure halt loss stagnation stop worsening

STRONG

abridgment compression destruction reduction

WEAK

abatement diminishment lessening underdevelopment

NOUN

reinforcement

Synonyms

STRONG

brace buttress coating column pillar prop

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Ford also is beefing up its use of connected data to steer owners to its dealers.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 6, 2026

Bass wants to address the problem by beefing up social services within the program.

From Los Angeles Times • May 1, 2026

Some schools are starting their own in-house lending programs and others are beefing up their lists of private lenders with which they have special deals.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Laura Gargano, a neighbour and board member with a local group, the Catalina Foothills Association, admitted that some people in the area were beefing up their security since the 84-year-old disappeared.

From BBC • Feb. 7, 2026

Remaining challenges include beefing up government revenues, negotiating further assistance from international donors, and increasing the efficiency and openness of both government and private financial operations.

From The 2000 CIA World Factbook by United States. Central Intelligence Agency

beefing up

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