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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lard
Verb
  • Officials say the district is planning for more budget cuts in the next school year, which plays a role in negotiations.
    Kara St. Cyr, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Market pricing now foresees fewer than two full quarter-point rate cuts in the cards for 2026, down from three in November.
    Michael Santoli, CNBC, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Prevent rust by cleaning cast iron right after cooking, drying it thoroughly, and oiling it every time.
    Emily Benda Gaylord, The Spruce, 17 Jan. 2026
  • Ramakrishnan typically oils her hair twice a week before washing it.
    Katie Hill, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Instead of purchasing carbon credits from unrelated external projects, insetting involves investing in carbon reduction and removal initiatives within a company’s own supply chain.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 3 Dec. 2025
  • American Bison The 2026 American Bison stamp is inset with artwork from a 1923 stamp that also featured an American Bison.
    Greta Cross, USA Today, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Thoroughly grease a 9-inch (23-centimeter) nonstick springform pan with coconut oil and line the bottom with parchment paper.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 24 Jan. 2026
  • Foil can stick or tear without greasing.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 21 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Trump and conservatives, overall, are obsessed with tarring California — to them, the apotheosis of liberalism — as a violent, lawless, anti-American hellscape.
    Max Taves, Mercury News, 11 June 2025
  • Some loyalists were tarred and feathered, scalped, or even hanged.
    Greg Daugherty, Smithsonian Magazine, 4 June 2025
Verb
  • The art of being human includes admitting mistakes, a feature developers are increasingly weaving into AI systems.
    R. Daniel Foster, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
  • For the first time, Colombian singer-songwriter Gusi and Guatemalan singer-songwriter Zelaya unite their talents, weaving together the vibrant spirit of their homelands in a song that celebrates love and the richness of life.
    Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 23 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The worker said yes, of course: the machine gets gummed up.
    James Vincent, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
  • Thousands of mail-in ballots arrived on Election Day, gumming up the vote count.
    David Smiley, Miami Herald, 10 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • 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

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

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