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beast

[beest] / bist /


NOUN
coarse, crude, or cruel person
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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

"He's in great shape," an anonymous foreign diplomat told AFP, describing Lula as a "campaign beast."

From Barron's Aug. 2, 2026

Inside this claustrophobic wooden beast, Odysseus and his wild and bloodthirsty Greeks are crammed cheek-to-sandal so tightly that you can’t imagine how they’ll spring into action without first getting a massage.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 15, 2026

Diogo was a different animal, an absolute beast.

From BBC Jul. 3, 2026

My hands were fists now, my knees were bent, and I could hear my breathing, hard and heavy like a fearsome beast.

From "Ida B" by Katherine Hannigan

He has won every election by a landslide, slayed the dragons, corraled the wild beasts and brought peace, tranquility and a great economy to his kingdom.

From Salon Aug. 14, 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

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

It was two people looking at the same center point and seeing entirely different beasts.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 21, 2026

The mountains before us didn’t so much rise from the lake as rear from it, like startled beasts.

From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson




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