beefed up

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James Monroe and Andrew Jackson beefed up and refurbished the White House.

From Slate • May 18, 2026

The rest of the city also saw a beefed up police presence, with offices, businesses and schools braced for shutdown orders.

From Barron's • Apr. 21, 2026

While “House of David” contains plenty of action set pieces, their scope is beefed up by AI-generated imagery — more than 350 shots in Season 2 alone, Erwin told Wired, citing budget constraints.

From Salon • Mar. 29, 2026

But Russia and China have been expanding their military capabilities, and have beefed up their co-operation elsewhere in the region - with joint naval patrols and co-developing new shipping routes.

From BBC • Jan. 10, 2026

This tally of instruments, occasionally beefed up by timpani and trumpets, was the template for the classical orchestra as used by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert and their contemporaries.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall