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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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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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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
In the movie, the pair are tasked with capturing a menacing beast who’s been eating the veggies from everyone’s gardens.
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Keith Langston, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
The Charles Mill Monster, found in Charles Mill Lake in Mansfield, is another lake-dwelling beast said to call Ohio home.
—Mariyam Muhammad, The Enquirer, 24 Oct. 2024
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Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), known as the world’s busiest airport, is its own beast.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2024
Christian Walker, 34, 1B, CAA: Besides being an absolute beast at Dodger Stadium — batting .341 with 19 home runs in 34 games — Walker is a two-time Gold Glove winner with 30-home run power.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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Keith Langston, People.com, 26 Oct. 2024
The Charles Mill Monster, found in Charles Mill Lake in Mansfield, is another lake-dwelling beast said to call Ohio home.
—Mariyam Muhammad, The Enquirer, 24 Oct. 2024
The One Thing To Do Before Your Next Trip To The Airport, According To Travel Advisors
Hartsfield–Jackson Atlanta International Airport (ATL), known as the world’s busiest airport, is its own beast.
—Nicole Letts, Southern Living, 1 Nov. 2024
Christian Walker, 34, 1B, CAA: Besides being an absolute beast at Dodger Stadium — batting .341 with 19 home runs in 34 games — Walker is a two-time Gold Glove winner with 30-home run power.
—Steve Henson, Los Angeles Times, 31 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beast
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When searching for reprieve, there’s sanctuary in a movie musical that looks like a Broadway smash, a Colosseum full of vintage brutes, a Harry Styles simile.Raven Smith, Vogue, 19 Nov. 2024
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The Penguin's Falcone is every bit the misogynistic brute, but his actions are relegated to the off-screen imagination by being implied, rather than shown.Ryan Coleman, EW.com, 24 Oct. 2024
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This is Claudia, the only animal not made in a mold.Wendy Goodman, Curbed, 18 Nov. 2024
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Getting to the cream Several animals that live in groups learn from one another, including elephants, whales, and some primates.Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 14 Nov. 2024
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Exposure to high concentrations can cause people to lose consciousness and can lead to long-term effects such as headaches, poor attention span, poor memory and poor motor function, according to the Environmental Protection Agency.Noelle Phillips, The Denver Post, 15 Nov. 2024
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Common symptoms include a runny or stuffy nose, sore throat, sneezing, coughing, mild headache, and a low-grade fever.Brandi Jones, MSN-Ed, Health, 31 Oct. 2024
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Just weeks after closing out an incredibly dominant year in music, Rihanna was cast by some fans and members of the media as the villain and endlessly harassed by those who felt Brown did nothing wrong.Kyle Denis, Billboard, 19 Nov. 2024
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Emma Corrin also starred in the film as the villain, Cassandra Nova.Joe Otterson, Variety, 18 Nov. 2024
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The remains were found by two men who were running their dogs and looking for rocks, according to DNASolves.CBS News, CBS News, 13 Sep. 2023
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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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Once a reasonable ruler, King Solon (Javier Bardem) is now a speechless blue beast — albeit the cartoon-cute version of a rhinoceros-size creature, sporting an endearing underbite and an easily distractable, dog-like personality.Peter Debruge, Variety, 22 Nov. 2024
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Even in an era of record-breaking species loss, the wild corners of the Earth may still harbor creatures long feared extinct.Kate Wheeling, Smithsonian Magazine, 21 Nov. 2024
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Having somehow returned, firmly, to the real world, the narrator decides to quit his job and start working in a library in a small, out-of-the-way town in Fukushima Prefecture.Bailey Trela, Vulture, 19 Nov. 2024
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His job on this day involves hauling containers from the congested TraPac terminal in the Port of Los Angeles to a storage yard near the port.Pat Maio, Orange County Register, 16 Nov. 2024
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Moana 2 is likewise looking like a monster and is expected to lead the biggest five-day holiday weekend of all time (Wednesday through Sunday).Pamela McClintock, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Nov. 2024
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The first of those home runs was a walk-off grand slam against the Kansas City Royals that struck the Fisk Pole atop Fenway's famous green monster.Matt Robison, Newsweek, 20 Nov. 2024
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“Beast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beast. Accessed 1 Dec. 2024.
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