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Recent Examples of greasy This compound is unique to aging skin and has a greasy, cardboard-like odor. Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2025 The beef is lean (not greasy) and the pork sausage delivers more of a robust, herb-forward flavor. Robin Miller, AZCentral.com, 3 July 2025 The serum for greasy skin has salicylic acid; for pigmentation has niacinamide; for first signs of aging has bakuchiol, and for advanced signs of aging has retinol, at 0.3 percent. Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 1 July 2025 The wrenches are made of S2 grade steel with a grippy rubber coating meant to provide purchase for greasy hands. Gabriel Morgan, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 June 2025 See All Example Sentences for greasy
Recent Examples of Synonyms for greasy
Adjective
  • The mission is simply to not tumble down on the slippery stairs.
    Steven Louis Goldstein, New York Times, 31 July 2025
  • Watch out for slippery roads: The initial half-hour of rain is when roads are slickest due to a mixture of rain, grime, and oil.
    Bay Area Weather Report, Mercury News, 30 July 2025
Adjective
  • The latest, rather slick, video from Microsoft promoting Windows 11 has small print which shows that the update will cost money in many cases.
    David Phelan, Forbes.com, 4 Aug. 2025
  • Michael Musto, a former Village Voice writer, described Donald as a slick go-getter who once worked at a Chelsea gay bar called Splash.
    Rebecca White, New York Daily News, 4 Aug. 2025

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“Greasy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greasy. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.

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