1
as in to oil
to coat (something) with a slippery substance in order to reduce friction
make sure you grease the pan before you put the batter in
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2
as in to facilitate
to free from obstruction or difficulty
your help might grease the complicated adoption proceedings
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Recent Examples of grease
The key is to bake the top layer in an ovenproof bowl greased generously with baking spray and lined with two strips of parchment paper.
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Ana Calderone, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
But language hastening Maryland Public Service Commission approval of power plants is generating concern, as well as what critics see as provisions that grease the skids for new natural gas power plants.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2025
Finding the formulas that won’t grease up, cake up, or make your foundation or concealer slip and slide.
—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 14 Mar. 2025
McKinley worked quietly behind the scenes in his usual way to grease the skids for an annexation treaty.
—Robert W. Merry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
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Ana Calderone, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
But language hastening Maryland Public Service Commission approval of power plants is generating concern, as well as what critics see as provisions that grease the skids for new natural gas power plants.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2025
Finding the formulas that won’t grease up, cake up, or make your foundation or concealer slip and slide.
—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 14 Mar. 2025
McKinley worked quietly behind the scenes in his usual way to grease the skids for an annexation treaty.
—Robert W. Merry, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 7 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grease
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To oil this customer engagement machine, Amazon introduced Prime.—
Christian Stadler,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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The gift further connects revelers to Carved to Flow which began in a laboratory in Athens where oils, butters, and lye from the Mediterranean, Middle East, and North and West Africa were intermingled to create a soap.—
Natasha Gural,
Forbes.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Paper products must remain dry to facilitate recycling. 6.—
Nafeesah Allen,
Better Homes & Gardens,
8 May 2025
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Instead, ground the conversation in facts and facilitate a return to the original topic.—
Stephen Miles,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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The 10-minute Blue Origin publicity flight delivered its promised social media moments: Perry kissed the ground while King waxed philosophical about Earth’s beauty.—
Jackie Snow,
Quartz,
19 Apr. 2025
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Which is why during a chat with Apple Music’s Zane Lowe this week, the singer-songwriter waxed rhapsodic about accidentally being pulled into Swift’s pandemic orbit in the best way possible.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
16 Apr. 2025
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My clothes were wet with sweat on the inside and wet on the outside from a mixture of rain, snow and sleet, and some of the mist was freezing on the trees.—
Charles Elliott,
Outdoor Life,
1 May 2025
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While last week’s celebrity beauty trends couldn’t be pinned down, this week, one thing couldn’t be stated more: wet your hair.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
14 Apr. 2025
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The course of its action and the dynamics of its relationships run in familiar grooves, lubricated by generous applications of blood and goo.—
Mike Hale,
New York Times,
13 Apr. 2025
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The shoulder joint capsule is basically a pocket of strong ligaments and lubricating synovial fluid that anchors and stabilizes the upper arm bone within the shoulder socket.—
Amy Norton,
SELF,
29 Jan. 2025
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“Grease.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grease. Accessed 16 May. 2025.
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