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as in brute
a mean, evil, or unprincipled person
she's a real beast to anyone who makes the mistake of crossing her
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2
as in bastard
a person whose behavior is offensive to others
he always has to act like a beast whenever things don't go his way
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3
as in animal
one of the lower animals as distinguished from human beings
a frigid night that was fit for neither man nor beast
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as in headache
a dull, unpleasant, or difficult piece of work
controlling the state's vast bureaucracy has always been a beast
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Recent Examples of beast
The machines — hulking, finicky steel beasts — date to the early 1940s.
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David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2025
The Warriors have pushed him to be a beast on the glass, but historically, players rarely change their stripes in this realm, and his rebound rate has stayed right around 10.0 percent his whole career — fine for a combo forward but unremarkable.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Mr Leopold Bloom ate with relish the inner organs of beasts and fowls.
—Benjamin Hale
june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
After a late-season implosion in 2011, Epstein moved on to Chicago to slay a beast even more ferocious than the Bambino — the Billy Goat.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 19 June 2025
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David Hudnall, Kansas City Star, 27 June 2025
The Warriors have pushed him to be a beast on the glass, but historically, players rarely change their stripes in this realm, and his rebound rate has stayed right around 10.0 percent his whole career — fine for a combo forward but unremarkable.
—John Hollinger, New York Times, 19 June 2025
Mr Leopold Bloom ate with relish the inner organs of beasts and fowls.
—Benjamin Hale
june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
After a late-season implosion in 2011, Epstein moved on to Chicago to slay a beast even more ferocious than the Bambino — the Billy Goat.
—Jayson Stark, New York Times, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beast
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King's polo playing husband, Bill Mitchell — who went on to become a director for Texaco — became the model for Daisy’s rich brute of a husband, Tom Buchanan.—
Jordan Runtagh,
People.com,
5 June 2025
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This freshly re-imagined Jag is worlds apart from that old German brute, but was similar in the sense of feeling wonderfully light and responsive, and utilizing hydraulic fluid to power its steering.—
Peter Nelson,
Forbes.com,
12 June 2025
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The nervous systems of animals that swallowed or inhaled other hydraulic fluids were affected immediately with tremors, diarrhea, sweating, breathing difficulty, and sometimes several weeks later with weakness of the limbs, or paralysis.—
Matthew Robinson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 July 2025
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Writer and director Gunn has designed the movie to appeal to children, from the bright look of the film to lots of animals and colorful characters running around.—
Brian Truitt,
USA Today,
11 July 2025
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Some headaches are related to muscle tension and can be triggered by stress.9 Hot showers or baths promote relaxation.—
Mark Gurarie,
Verywell Health,
9 July 2025
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These can seem like a real headache for a sole trader who does not have an HR department to take care of all this for them.—
Peter Boolkah,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Serial killers with a code, far-future space operas, superheroes doing battle with dastardly villains.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
12 July 2025
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But just to use an example, Force Awakens sets up Snoke as the big villain of the new trilogy, with a mysterious backstory.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
12 July 2025
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This included four search dogs, three doctors, a diving team and a water extraction contingent, Tunisia’s state news agency TAP reported.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN,
13 Sep. 2023
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The couple was seen taking a stroll on a N.Y.C. street with Bosworth's dog, Happy, on Tuesday.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
Peoplemag,
13 Sep. 2023
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Once upon a time, the movie tells us, people flocked to see these giant creatures resurrected from old DNA.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
30 June 2025
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That was a journey nearly like designing the creatures.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 June 2025
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So, although the President, and maybe even Powell might want overall interest rates to be lower, that’s not the FOMC’s mandate, which is focused on controlling inflation and maintaining job creation.—
Simon Moore,
Forbes.com,
11 July 2025
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One difference with the rise of AI that the technology excels at job functions typically associated with white-collar work.—
Alain Sherter,
CBS News,
11 July 2025
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Call of Cthulhu flipped a lot of gaming conventions on their head with characters that degraded over time and scenarios that rewarded fleeing monsters instead of slaying them.—
Rob Wieland,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
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Murphy also ordered the feds to provide the monsters with interpreters and counsel.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
2 July 2025
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“Beast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beast. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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