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
  • Both compartments run the full width of the unit versus being cut in half(ish) vertically in a side-by-side.
    Amy Panos, Better Homes & Gardens, 1 July 2026
  • But funding from the city and county was recently cut in half, said the center’s chief executive, Amy Turk.
    Melissa Gomez, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
Verb
  • Then back by a slightly different route, past more hides and oiled walnut and blued steel.
    John Madson, Outdoor Life, 1 July 2026
  • One of the easiest ways to take care of your nails at home is by oiling them.
    Alessandra Signorelli, Vogue, 29 June 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
  • Whether they're getting greased after a Super Bowl or spoiling All-Star rosters, does any city's poles get as much attention as Philadelphia's?
    Matt Reigle OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 July 2026
  • Proponents hope the move – also known as the PhilAtom Law – will boost public trust and grease the wheels of foreign investment.
    Lorela U. Sandoval, Christian Science Monitor, 25 June 2026
Verb
  • Experienced vine dressers weave the canes into basket-like forms that rest close to the island’s volcanic soil, protecting grapes from wind and harsh conditions.
    Noel Burgess, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
  • Wingate weaves this historical horror with a modern-day mystery, illustrating the lasting trauma of children stolen for profit and the unbreakable bond of blood.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 July 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 5 Jul. 2026.

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