lard

verb

Definition of lardnext
1
as in to cut in

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2
as in to oil

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Recent Examples of lard Sadly, there are countless more examples like these larding my social media feed and surely those of tens of thousands of others. — Dj Rosenthal, Baltimore Sun, 5 Nov. 2024 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 See All Example Sentences for lard
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lard
  1. cut in
  2. oil
  3. inset
  4. grease
  5. weave
  6. tar
  7. interline
  8. gum
Verb
  • The Biden Administration had targeted a 61% to 66% cut in overall emissions by 2035.
    — Paige Bruton, semafor.com, 30 July 2026
  • Policymakers have kept the rate at that level since December after four rate cuts in 2025.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 30 July 2026
Definition of cut in
Verb
  • Botero uses the Hair & Scalp Oil for traditional Ayurvedic hair oiling treatments.
    — Celia Shatzman, Forbes.com, 28 July 2026
  • Then back by a slightly different route, past more hides and oiled walnut and blued steel.
    — John Madson, Outdoor Life, 1 July 2026
Definition of oil
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  • The lace inset in these pants is a subtle design touch that comes across as so intentional.
    — Annie Blackman, InStyle, 22 July 2026
  • Large ventilation spaces surrounding them make the tail section appear inset into the vehicle's structure.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 26 May 2026
Definition of inset
Verb
  • David Luiz, Samuel Eto’o, Andre Schurrle — all these players contributed in some way to Chelsea’s success during the years when various fixers and middlemen were having their palms greased.
    — Daniel Taylor, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Use the wrapper from the stick of butter to grease a 9×5-inch loaf pan.
    — Chadwick Boyd, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 July 2026
Definition of grease
Verb
  • And throughout their exchange, Paul weaved in his analysis of Fauci’s actions to frame the one-sided conversation his way.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 July 2026
  • The podcast, which launched in 2025, focuses on a single sad track as a means for artists to weave personal narratives.
    — Cathy Applefeld Olson, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Definition of weave
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  • 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
Definition of tar
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
  • This practice, called interlining, gives passengers the ability to get to more parts of the city without transferring trains.
    — Evan Simko-Bednarski, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of interline
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  • And give him credit for switching Anunoby onto Fox, gumming up San Antonio’s offense in the fourth quarter — especially when the Spurs never adjusted by going away from the matchup.
    — Joe Vardon, New York Times, 11 June 2026
  • Second, the Red Sox could streamline their roster and finally clear out the logjams that have gummed up the works for the past two years.
    — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026
Definition of gum

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