1
as in whine
an expression of dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment
had to deal with an angry customer with a beef about our service
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2
as in muscle
muscular strength
a heavyweight wrestler with a good deal of beef
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as in to complain
to express dissatisfaction, pain, or resentment usually tiresomely
he tends to stand around and beef for hours about any slight, real or imagined
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Recent Examples of beef
Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Feb. 2025
Over the past 50 years, the number of cattle has significantly decreased, but beef production and animal weights have risen.
—Arturo MacIas Franco, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
The latter emcee beefed with Drizzy in 2018 and infamously exposed Drake for having a son, Adonis, that fans didn’t know about at the time.
—Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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Noun
This vibrant restaurant was once a food truck with staples like piña colada shrimp gyros and Korean bulgogi beef.
—Lauren Thomann, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Feb. 2025
Over the past 50 years, the number of cattle has significantly decreased, but beef production and animal weights have risen.
—Arturo MacIas Franco, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 Feb. 2025
Verb
These franchises will beef in perpetuity, given their respective homesteads, but these particular iterations really do not like each other.
—Steven Louis Goldstein, The Athletic, 15 Jan. 2025
The latter emcee beefed with Drizzy in 2018 and infamously exposed Drake for having a son, Adonis, that fans didn’t know about at the time.
—Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 13 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beef
Noun
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Fritz revved the engine, a desperate, needling whine, and the vessel lurched down the airstrip, the chute billowing awake behind him.—
Nick Paumgarten,
The New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2025
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Families fall asleep to the thump of nearby airstrikes and the constant whine of an Israeli drone overhead.—
Raf Sanchez,
NBC News,
25 Dec. 2024
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China is also looking for goodwill as well as the ability to exert political muscle.—
Gabrielle Emanuel,
NPR,
20 Feb. 2025
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Risk factors for any type of thrombosis include severe muscle injuries, fractures and major surgery, the CDC said.—
Sandee LaMotte,
CNN,
20 Feb. 2025
Verb
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For nothing is more European, at least in today’s Europe, than being bullied by Russia while complaining about the United States.—
Dominic Green,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, in China's increasingly insular online environment, Chinese nationalists are openly complaining about the 19th century loss of territory in what is now Russia's Far East.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
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The 42-page Maryland complaint claims these actions amount to a broad censorship campaign and an unconstitutional power grab.—
Ross O'Keefe,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
22 Feb. 2025
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The complaint names Trump, the U.S. State Department, and Secretary of State Marco Rubio as defendants.—
Tom Rogers,
Newsweek,
22 Feb. 2025
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Critics, even in his own ranks, saw this as an unforgivable breach of a political quarantine designed to keep the AfD out of power.—
Thomas Escritt,
USA TODAY,
24 Feb. 2025
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The 34-year-old displayed his power to deliver blows to Beterbiev while still being able to evade his opponent’s counter attempts.—
Ben Morse,
CNN,
23 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Preston Turano, a veterinarian and spokesperson at Felix Cat Insurance, told Newsweek that yelling, screaming, and physical punishment should never be used when training or communicating with your cat.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
23 Feb. 2025
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Moments after an emphatic two-handed jam in the closing seconds that sealed Sherman Oaks Notre Dame’s 68-61 upset of Harvard-Westlake on Friday night in Studio City, Tyran Stokes clenched both fists, turned toward his teammates and screamed at the top of his lungs.—
Steve Galluzzo,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The bill also allows for a student or parent to file a grievance if a college isn’t following the law.—
Alexandra Kukulka,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2025
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While still rare, players more frequently file grievances to dispute their positional designation for the tag itself.—
Mark Puleo,
The Athletic,
18 Feb. 2025
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That’s not a criticism but, rather, an acknowledgment of something elemental about his technique, which is to deliver performances that are simple and true with no fuss.—
Tim Grierson,
Vulture,
18 Feb. 2025
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This easy chicken sheet-pan supper brings bold flavors with minimal fuss.—
Natasha Frost,
New York Times,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Beef.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beef. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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