LARD Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

lard

verb

Definition of lard

as in to cut in

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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

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However, there are some experts that see the cut in military drills as a positive gesture, suggesting that if the joint exercises are escalating tensions, then reducing them should lessen the chance of a conflict.

— Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 20 Aug. 2026
Michigan, with the highest caseload, successfully fought grant cuts in court.

— Yuki Noguchi, NPR, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of cut in

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The guest rooms feature handmade tiles, lighting and furniture from Mexico and Morocco, and shower walls inset with bottles that reference bottle walls common in desert communities.

— Madeleine Kashkooli, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
The lace inset in these pants is a subtle design touch that comes across as so intentional.

— Annie Blackman, InStyle, 22 July 2026

Definition of inset

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Casseroles that bubble over and onto the racks and the holiday turkey that spatters grease all over the inside of your oven can make the need for cleaning more urgent.

— Karen Brewer Grossman, Southern Living, 21 Aug. 2026
The prime contractor will find subcontractors in as many congressional districts as possible to grease the skids through key committees.

— Edward Lotterman, Twin Cities, 16 Aug. 2026

Definition of grease

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This film weaves that footage with new images of his exile, a poetic documentary essay that refuses the urgency of breaking news.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026
Colman’s upcoming Wicker film, in which her fisherwoman character asks Peter Dinklage’s basketmaker to weave her a husband, garnered buzz after the trailer — teasing Alexander Skarsgård’s straw transformation — was released at the end of July.

— Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 18 Aug. 2026

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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

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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

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