- present participle of beef.
beefing
Example Sentences
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Tokyo hopes that by beefing up its capabilities—in areas such as missile defense, naval power and drones—it can strengthen U.S. commitments to the region’s defense, Japanese officials say.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 3, 2026
Takaichi has also accelerated a beefing up of Japan's military capabilities as its sheds its strict pacifist stance in place since the war.
From Barron's ● Aug. 15, 2026
LinkedIn says it is beefing up scam-detection efforts but can’t catch everything.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 11, 2026
His remarks come amid Germany beefing up its military capacity in response to Russia's invasion of Ukraine in February 2022.
From Barron's ● May 16, 2026
It’s not that he was beefing with our father or that they didn’t get along—I take that back.
From "All American Boys" by Jason Reynolds
