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Recent Examples of lard
This expensive, but frequently cheap-looking, placeholder is historical, but larded up with clunky fiction.
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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
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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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lard
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There's no numbered ticketing system, so keep track of your place in line or a regular will cut in front of you.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
31 Mar. 2026
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As director Bill Benz noted in our profile of Chris Fleming, Live at the Palace feels like a wildlife documentary, where the cameras move, zoom, and cut in hopes of capturing this majestic creature in its element.—
Hershal Pandya,
Vulture,
30 Mar. 2026
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When the first suitor failed to bend the bow in order to string it, Antinous rebuked him and had a fire made up to warm lard with which to oil the bow.—
Gitanjali Roy,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
9 Mar. 2026
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If your tofu sticks, the pan likely wasn’t hot enough (or oiled enough).—
Claire Saffitz,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
24 Feb. 2026
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Oval Glass Doors That front door with an oval glass inset?—
Angelika Pokovba,
Martha Stewart,
22 Feb. 2026
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Each tile was hand-painted in the perfect blue with a crackled glaze and then inset into a rich, dark stained wood.—
Nicole Kliest,
Vogue,
11 Feb. 2026
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With the title in their grasp, the Ducks have greased up their fingers, fumbling into a four-game winless slump.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
4 Apr. 2026
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Lightly grease a large nonstick skillet with butter; heat over medium.—
Alana Al-Hatlani,
Southern Living,
2 Apr. 2026
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In this way, the bro construction exploits the vaguely negative connotations attached to masculinity in order to tar something else with the same brush.—
Dan Brooks,
The Atlantic,
26 Feb. 2026
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Despite this experience, Gisèle warns against tarring all men with the same brush.—
Gaby Wood,
Vogue,
21 Feb. 2026
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Beyond the vitrines of watches that weave throughout the space is another enclave with banquette seating to also be used for appointments.—
Paige Reddinger,
Robb Report,
3 Apr. 2026
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The 20-track LP serves as equal parts music and cinema in which Crockett weaves a tale of McLane as a cattle rustler on the run from the law who — eventually — gets his redemption.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
3 Apr. 2026
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Anything with a carburetor, anything with old rubber, primitive rubber, ethanol can leave like a varnish behind and gum up carburetors very easily.—
Kyle Cheromcha,
The Drive,
1 Apr. 2026
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Using clumpy detergent can clog compartments, gum up a washing machine’s internal components, and leave detergent deposits on clothes.—
Jolie Kerr,
Better Homes & Gardens,
27 Feb. 2026
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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
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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 5 Apr. 2026.
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