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
Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink, breaking beef into crumbles.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Zack Sharf, Variety, 7 Jan. 2025
Cowboy Butter Cook Mode (Keep screen awake) Ingredients 1 1/2 pounds beef sirloin or top loin steak
1/2 tsp.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 Jan. 2025
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Noun
Equal parts exhilarating and unsettling, many fans crowned Lamar victorious in the beef, especially after the spat led to litigation.
—Taijuan Moorman, USA TODAY, 7 Feb. 2025
In a large skillet, cook beef and onion over medium heat until meat is no longer pink, breaking beef into crumbles.
—Contributed Content, Twin Cities, 6 Feb. 2025
Verb
The crowd laughed given the two actors’ rocky history, and social media went crazy wondering whether or not the two were still beefing.
—Zack Sharf, Variety, 7 Jan. 2025
Cowboy Butter Cook Mode (Keep screen awake) Ingredients 1 1/2 pounds beef sirloin or top loin steak
1/2 tsp.
—Sarah Martens, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 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
Noun
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At that point, his focus shifted to turning the remaining body fat into muscle.—
Jack Beresford,
Newsweek,
9 Feb. 2025
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Symptoms of listeria typically look like signs of food poisoning, such as vomiting, muscle aches and fever.—
Toria Sheffield,
People.com,
8 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Palestinians complain of ill-treatment In exchange for the hostages' release, Israel is freeing 183 Palestinian prisoners, some convicted of involvement in attacks that killed dozens of people, as well as 111 detained in Gaza during the war.—
Hussam al-Masri,
USA TODAY,
10 Feb. 2025
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Many conspiracy theorists have complained about Black history being relegated to the calendar’s shortest month.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
9 Feb. 2025
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One of the messages sent to the boys from an individual later identified by authorities as Brett Bonini asked the two to pull down their pants and rub each others’ genitals over video chat in exchange for 25,000 in Roblox currency, according to the complaint.—
Silas Morgan,
Orlando Sentinel,
11 Feb. 2025
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Several workers at the facility filed complaints with the NLRB last week alleging Amazon had retaliated against them for their union activity, including firing them or withholding benefits.—
Greg Bensinger,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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For all of Trump’s abuses of power in his first term, culminating in his attempt to subvert the 2020 election, his administration never attempted to openly defy a court order despite losing, by one analysis, over three quarters of the federal cases it was involved in.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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With only around 60,000 Gaelic-language speakers left in the world, The Island is doing wonders for representation and at the same time constitutes so much more — an entertaining, twisty crime thriller featuring a dose of star power in the form of Industry breakout Sagar Radia.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025
Verb
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In San Diego this incited Beatlemania-volume screaming.—
Abby Aguirre,
Vogue,
11 Feb. 2025
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There was the monotony, euphoria, and bemusement of performing the same show to 60,000 screaming fans night after night.—
Federico Fahsbender,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
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The number of grievances filed may be higher for health insurance companies that actively promote the grievance process to members and providers.—
David Robinson,
USA TODAY,
7 Feb. 2025
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The Patriots appealed to their northern neighbors’ shared sense of grievance over being denied the rights of Englishmen.—
Lawrence B.A. Hatter / Made by History,
TIME,
4 Feb. 2025
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Here's what the locals think 04:30 9 minute read Published 6:00 AM EST, Sun February 9, 2025 Nuuk, Greenland CNN — The comings and goings at Greenland’s new international airport in its capital Nuuk look a bit different of late, as journalists like me come here to see what all the fuss is about.—
Donie O'Sullivan,
CNN,
9 Feb. 2025
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Dying follows three terminally ill individuals and their families in the last months of their lives, presenting these people with a minimum of fuss and sentiment.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Beef.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beef. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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