lard

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Recent Examples of lard 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 The suit claims the documents larded the value of such prominent and personally significant holdings as his Trump Tower penthouse in New York and his Mar-a-Lago club and home in Florida, as well as golf courses, hotels, a Wall Street office building and more. Jennifer Peltz The Associated Press, arkansasonline.com, 14 Dec. 2023 Internet video giant YouTube larded its coffers with $7.95 billion in ad revenue for third quarter of 2023, representing a 12.5% year-over-year increase, as parent Alphabet overall topped Wall Street forecasts. Todd Spangler, Variety, 24 Oct. 2023 See All Example Sentences for lard
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Verb
  • The disparity means looming Social Security benefits cuts in 2032 would more deeply impact women, who already collect less than men each year.
    Medora Lee, USA Today, 23 June 2026
  • The bureau projects that water levels in Mead will recover for a few months before plunging downward again in March — and staying below the level needed to avoid severe cuts in power production until at least April 2028, when Reclamation's projections end.
    Elise Schmelzer, Denver Post, 21 June 2026
Verb
  • Warm Wood with Brushed Brass Probably the most obvious sign your kitchen is not a member of Generation Alpha is warm wood cabinetry and brushed or oiled brass hardware, especially if both elements feature highly decorative details.
    Abby Wolner, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 June 2026
  • Cavallari posted a clip of her and her oiled-up, bronzed six-pack in action on Instagram.
    Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 29 May 2026
Verb
  • Large ventilation spaces surrounding them make the tail section appear inset into the vehicle's structure.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 May 2026
  • However, some people find two-wheel luggage more durable since the two wheels are usually inset further than four-wheel luggage.
    BestReviews, Mercury News, 7 May 2026
Verb
  • This is political malpractice, designed to grease DeSantis’ path to the presidency and let legislators lie to voters about having cut taxes.
    Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 20 June 2026
  • My grid is, like, Turkish men getting their pecs greased up with oil, and then the other half is beautiful girls in Los Angeles emulsifying pasta in the pan.
    Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 18 June 2026
Verb
  • Father Joseph Balikuddembe, a young priest, weaves down the aisle for communion, depositing wafers on the nuns' lips.
    Sophie Neiman, NPR, 20 June 2026
  • For once the story seems less about progress in the nuts and bolts of how the cars weave their way around road hazards.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 20 June 2026
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • 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
  • Rated to keep you warm in temps down to 14 degrees Fahrenheit, this quality soft wool cashmere Aritzia coat has a slim silhouette, princess seams for shaping, and an ultra-thin vegan suede interlining for added warmth and wind protection.
    Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Most pills — like Prozac for depression or Lipitor for cholesterol — are tiny chemicals that squeeze into a pocket inside a much larger protein to gum up its functioning.
    Bloomberg, Oc Register, 29 May 2026
  • The fact that some liquid in the tank is reacting to become a solid is probably what happened to gum up the valve leading into the tank.
    Emily St. Martin, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2026

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“Lard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lard. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.

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