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verb

past tense of oil
as in greased
to coat (something) with a slippery substance in order to reduce friction if you oil the machinery on a regular basis, it will operate more efficiently

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Recent Examples of oiled
Adjective
Place them on the oiled baking sheet and cover with plastic wrap. Sally Pasley Vargas, BostonGlobe.com, 17 Jan. 2023 Using oiled spoon, quickly spread brittle into thin, even layer, then sprinkle with salt. Woman's Day, 15 Dec. 2022 That effect is heightened by the interior’s neutral color palette, highlighted by some truly beautiful oiled teak on pieces like the salon’s dinette. Kevin Koenig, Robb Report, 26 Nov. 2022 The blanched beans need only a quick turn in a hot, oiled skillet with seasonings to soften past squeaky to just right. Genevieve Ko, New York Times, 22 Nov. 2022 See All Example Sentences for oiled
Recent Examples of Synonyms for oiled
Adjective
  • Purple dough is wrapped around a juicy, savory filling and pan-fried to perfection.
    Miguel Otárola, Denver Post, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Of course, fried chicken, instant ramen, soda, and chips share a certain inherent junkiness.
    Yasmin Tayag, The Atlantic, 23 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The recipe, found in a community cookbook from 1975, according to a photo shared on Reddit, calls for a batter seasoned with nutmeg to be fried on a griddle greased with bacon fat.
    Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 31 Aug. 2025
  • Make sure your griddle is well greased.
    Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 31 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • There’s a lot to like about the design—relatively slim, slick front- and back-end chassis lighting, a comfortable keyboard, and a nice display—and the performance is plenty capable.
    Matthew Buzzi, PC Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025
  • And more often than not, the real experience at home failed to live up to the slick illustrations promised on the sticker of a Sega Genesis cartridge.
    Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • In Aurora, some of the attendees became drunk and rowdy.
    Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 8 Sep. 2025
  • She is raped, half-drunk, at a party and bites off a piece of her attacker’s ear.
    Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • With the wheels lubricated by an August news release, a 9-3 Sooners team could glide into the playoff.
    Blake Toppmeyer, USA TODAY, 21 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • What was surprising was how slippery the ball gets after a couple of throws, due to the moisture on the field.
    James Wallace, New York Times, 5 Sep. 2025
  • The slippery tradition dates back to the Ottoman Empire.
    Daniel Wine, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • An in-use wiping cloth should still be wet and somewhat clean from being in a sanitizing solution when at rest.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Hydroplaning occurs when a vehicle begins to slide uncontrollably on wet roads.
    NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 5 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • His arrival home each night is announced by his sputtering motorcycle and his drunken stumbling up the stairs.
    Adam Solomons, IndieWire, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The data, which is from the past three years and from LendingTree’s proprietary database, includes recent traffic incidents and violations such as accidents, drunken driving arrests and speeding tickets.
    Carolyn Stein, Chicago Tribune, 2 Sep. 2025

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“Oiled.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/oiled. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.

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