grease

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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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Recent Examples of grease When making thin-crust pizzas, avoid oiling or greasing the pan; instead, sprinkle some cornmeal or semolina to prevent sticking. Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 27 Aug. 2025 Yes, subscriber numbers are important but these numbers can be greased via promotional activity or, as mentioned, just generally underpricing the service. Zev Fima, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2025 That greases the skids of trust and softens skepticism. Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025 But back to Cyrus, who also wears key looks from Maison Margiela’s Avant-Première Collection for fall 2025, which includes crinkled, faded and hand-greased looks. Miles Socha, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019 See All Example Sentences for grease
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Verb
  • Once your table is ready, heat up your grill on the burner—use a small piece of fat to oil the grill, or a paper towel lightly soaked in vegetable or sesame oil.
    Irene Yoo September 26, Literary Hub, 26 Sep. 2025
  • Lightly oil the fronts and backs of your hands.
    Erin Hooker, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Academy staff had office space upstairs, again near the first team, facilitating conversations with the manager and executives.
    Laurie Whitwell, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • The North Carolina project will be facilitated, in part, by a Job Development Investment Grant (JDIG) officially awarded to Walmart Fulfillment Services, LLC and approved by the state’s Economic Investment Committee.
    Jennifer Bringle, Sourcing Journal, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • How Shane waxed everyone’s butt?
    Nelson Espinal, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 Oct. 2025
  • On Wednesday, at the Tom Ford catwalk, it was scraped back and waxed into a devil-may-care quiff style and worn with a pair of wayfarer-esque sunglasses also by the house.
    Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But the comedy is absolutely something that wets my beak, I'm drawn to it.
    H. Alan Scott, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • What sold me on the Shapton set was the process of wetting the whetstones.
    Jesse Raub, Bon Appetit Magazine, 30 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Toasts were drunk, although notably with orange juice given President Xi Jinping’s crackdown on excessive official consumption at the sort of functions that were once lubricated with plentiful bai jiu spirit.
    Matthew Tostevin, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
  • Water regulates body temperature and lubricates your joints.
    Rebecca Valdez, Verywell Health, 30 Sep. 2025

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“Grease.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grease. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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