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beast

[beest] / bist /


NOUN
coarse, crude, or cruel person
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Playing in live games, in which the stakes are higher and the risk of injury looms greater, is a different beast.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 19, 2026

While working his way back home, he’s forced to outsmart a vicious beast at close quarters, and he takes up residence with a suitor.

From Salon Aug. 16, 2026

If a beast was unruly enough, a Customs agent wouldn’t want to root around in the box.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 4, 2026

The giant beast lived some 72 to 66 million years ago -- a period characterized by a warm climate, high sea levels and vast floodable coastal plains.

From Barron's Jul. 14, 2026

The crocodile was a fearsome, but cautious, beast.

From "A Girl Named Disaster" by Nancy Farmer

Their work is a cultural bridge much like Ashitaka’s effort to bring the worlds of beasts and men together for a common cause, depicting what Miyazaki sees as one of humanism’s central conundrums.

From Salon Jul. 22, 2026

Instead of a budget rampaging out of control, it’s the beasts themselves, particularly Irene, a stunning creation that resembles a glop of marmalade with eyeballs bubbling up to the surface.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 1, 2026

The discovery helps to reveal more about how these beasts lived in a part of the world where the fossil record is sparse.

From BBC Jun. 29, 2026

Camels with "a bit of fire in them" raced in a remote Australian outback town this weekend at an annual event celebrating the desert beasts first imported in the mid-19th century.

From Barron's Jun. 28, 2026

In spite of their regular sledging practice and exercise, the dogs themselves were still semi-wild beasts, and dogfights broke out constantly.

From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong




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