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beast

[beest] / bist /


NOUN
coarse, crude, or cruel person
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His growth spurt was something to see, from a diminutive attacker to a beast at 6ft 4in.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

Les Snead is a beast and the Rams are loaded for bear.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 6, 2026

Spectators sat transfixed in Courtroom One of the Ronald V. Dellums federal courthouse as witnesses painted a world of robots that can solve Rubik’s Cubes, eye-popping fortunes and worries over possibly unleashing a doomsday beast.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 16, 2026

"It was a challenging beast to contain as it outsmarted us when trying to contain it into a smaller space to capture it," said Craig.

From BBC • Apr. 18, 2026

There was an umbilical cord running from the belly of the exploded beast back to the financial 1980s.

From "The Big Short" by Michael Lewis




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