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greased

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verb

past tense of grease

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for greased
Verb
  • In the sessions, providers shared in-depth information about vaccines and vaccine-preventable diseases and facilitated a discussion to address vaccine hesitancy.
    Laurie Archbald-Pannone, The Conversation, 14 Mar. 2025
  • Saudi Arabia and neighboring United Arab Emirates later facilitated occasional prisoner exchanges between the two countries – rare diplomatic successes in three years of conflict.
    Kristian Coates Ulrichsen, The Conversation, 14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Be prepared for slippery roads and limited visibilities and use caution while driving.
    Doyle Rice, USA Today, 18 Apr. 2025
  • Oh, and there’s also a slick-talking vampire named Remmick (a slippery Jack O’Connell) whose bites transform his victims into a finger-plucking folk band, snapping the necks of their instruments back and forth like a vaudeville act.
    Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • This test can be trickier for some vacuums, as side brushes tend to fling rice particles on the slick surface.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
  • While ichthyosaurs slid through the water with slick skin, other marine reptiles evolved streamlined scales.
    Riley Black, Smithsonian Magazine, 17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • In your home kitchen, that organic waste usually includes fruit and vegetable scraps, leftover food (excluding meat, dairy, and greasy foods), coffee grounds, tea bags, and eggshells.
    Bailey Berg, Architectural Digest, 17 Apr. 2025
  • The greasy revelation sparked a wider discussion about what exactly goes into our favorite salty snacks.
    Arick Wierson, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Reacting to this week’s news on social media, friends waxed nostalgic about shopping or working at Sam Goody (fondly in the former case, not always so fondly in the latter).
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Reacting to this week’s news on social media, friends waxed nostalgic about shopping or working at Sam Goody (fondly in the former case, not always so fondly in the latter).
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 20 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • Diagnosis Exams typically begin with a thorough medical history because there is a genetic component to wet AMD, and other health factors can raise your risk.
    Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 7 Apr. 2025
  • Serve Use a lime wedge to wet the rim and the side of the bottle.
    Katlyn Moncada, Better Homes & Gardens, 31 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Separately, norovirus outbreaks can also spring from food that was contaminated at the source and that’s often eaten raw, like shellfish harvested from virus-laden water or produce washed with it.
    Maggie O'Neill, SELF, 6 Jan. 2025
  • There was a lot of talk about Aaron Rodgers being washed.
    C. Isaiah Smalls II, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2025
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“Greased.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greased. Accessed 2 May. 2025.

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