lard

verb

Definition of lardnext
1
as in to cut in

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2
as in to oil

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Recent Examples of lard Sadly, there are countless more examples like these larding my social media feed and surely those of tens of thousands of others. — Dj Rosenthal, Baltimore Sun, 5 Nov. 2024 This expensive, but frequently cheap-looking, placeholder is historical, but larded up with clunky fiction. — Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 17 July 2024 But the new season suffers from both a surfeit of ideas and a lack of vision, relegating beloved relationships to the background while larding the show with characters and story lines that fail to compel. — Inkoo Kang, The New Yorker, 29 June 2024 See All Example Sentences for lard
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lard
  1. cut in
  2. oil
  3. inset
  4. grease
  5. weave
  6. tar
  7. interline
  8. gum
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  • Stricker Auto Parts made sure every VIN was removed from the body shells, which employees like Woodley then cut in half.
    — Caleb Jacobs, The Drive, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The drop coincides with a 27% cut in enforcement and collection staffing at the IRS, as part of Elon Musk's campaign to boost government efficiency.
    — Scott Horsley, NPR, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of cut in
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  • Bulloch notes skipping oiling the grates is another common mistake.
    — Lynn Andriani, Martha Stewart, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Botero uses the Hair & Scalp Oil for traditional Ayurvedic hair oiling treatments.
    — Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
Definition of oil
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  • Anchoring the third floor is the primary suite, which includes a generous bedroom, a sleek, modern bathroom, and a dressing room where the ceiling is inset with a panel mimicking the night sky.
    — Tori Latham, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The guest rooms feature handmade tiles, lighting and furniture from Mexico and Morocco, and shower walls inset with bottles that reference bottle walls common in desert communities.
    — Madeleine Kashkooli, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of inset
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  • Rectitude is a hindrance in the game of electoral politics, where money greases the slippery pole and glad-hands welcome the winner with inside information.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Recipe Tips for Pink Lemonade Cake Lightly grease the baking sheet with softened butter or nonstick spray before placing the piece of parchment across the bottom.
    — Torie Cox, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of grease
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  • In a women's cooperative in Morocco's High Atlas Mountains, members weave wedding blankets, and at a workshop in Bagru in India, artisans pound block prints onto fabric.
    — Jen Murphy, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Novotny recently created the look for Julia Fox, weaving chestnut tones through the deeper base for a soft, lived-in effect.
    — Amanda Le, InStyle, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of weave
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  • The 1974 tournament in West Germany was tarred by the geopolitical fallout of the 1973 Yom Kippur War.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 12 June 2026
  • Public perceptions The two most damaging nuclear disasters in history – Chernobyl in 1986 and Fukushima in 2011 – each tarred the technology in the eyes of the public, leading politicians to decommission projects.
    — Joseph Wilkins, CNBC, 4 May 2026
Definition of tar
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  • Surf Air already has interline partnerships with Hawaiian, Alaska, Japan Airlines, American, and United — meaning passengers connecting off those carriers can flow directly onto Surf Air's network.
    — Christopher Elliott, Forbes.com, 15 Mar. 2026
  • This practice, called interlining, gives passengers the ability to get to more parts of the city without transferring trains.
    — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of interline
Verb
  • And give him credit for switching Anunoby onto Fox, gumming up San Antonio’s offense in the fourth quarter — especially when the Spurs never adjusted by going away from the matchup.
    — Joe Vardon, New York Times, 11 June 2026
  • Second, the Red Sox could streamline their roster and finally clear out the logjams that have gummed up the works for the past two years.
    — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026
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