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Recent Examples of lard
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.
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 24 Oct. 2023
Scorsese lards the supporting cast with musicians like Jason Isbell and Jack White; by far the most impressive is Sturgill Simpson, who provides a welcome gleam of sly humor as one of Hale’s moonshining henchmen.
—Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2023
There are concerns that the bill is being larded up with red tape, or non-core progressive priorities, that will undermine the bill.
—Joe Weisenthal, Bloomberg.com, 13 Apr. 2023
While there are a few pieces of classic modern furniture, including chairs by Roland Rainer and Eames, the designers avoided larding the space with pricey finds.
—Nancy Hass, ELLE Decor, 15 Apr. 2023
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Todd Spangler, Variety, 24 Oct. 2023
Scorsese lards the supporting cast with musicians like Jason Isbell and Jack White; by far the most impressive is Sturgill Simpson, who provides a welcome gleam of sly humor as one of Hale’s moonshining henchmen.
—Ann Hornaday, Washington Post, 18 Oct. 2023
There are concerns that the bill is being larded up with red tape, or non-core progressive priorities, that will undermine the bill.
—Joe Weisenthal, Bloomberg.com, 13 Apr. 2023
While there are a few pieces of classic modern furniture, including chairs by Roland Rainer and Eames, the designers avoided larding the space with pricey finds.
—Nancy Hass, ELLE Decor, 15 Apr. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for lard
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The Fed kicked off its easing cycle with a 50-basis-point rate cut in September followed by a 25-basis-point reduction in November.Jeff Marks, CNBC, 11 Dec. 2024
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Indexes fell across much of Europe ahead of a meeting this week by the European Central Bank, where the widespread expectation is for another cut in interest rates.Stan Choe, Los Angeles Times, 10 Dec. 2024
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At times, beautiful objects must have seemed the only constants: porcelain, pearl necklaces, Louis XIV furniture, Old Master oils.Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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Remember that the polite squeaky wheel typically gets oiled first.Gary Singer, Sun Sentinel, 10 Oct. 2024
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Businesses need to transition away from fossil fuels, increase organic coffee purchases, and shift from offsetting to insetting by investing directly in their supply chain.Christopher Marquis, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
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Shaker cabinets inset with mauve pink grass cloth and outfitted with vintage brass swan pulls stand opposite a spacious marble vanity inspired by her mother’s.Mel Studach, Architectural Digest, 29 Oct. 2024
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Cover with foil lightly greased with cooking spray.Ivy Odom, Southern Living, 30 Nov. 2024
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An early glow of public support can grease the skids for presidential priorities, especially on Capitol Hill.Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
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But the question of which artists to tar as complicit with their governments’ policies is not a simple one, and boycotts are a blunt instrument at best.Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 20 Nov. 2024
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In one such instance, the Remain campaign had designed a poster intended to tar the Leave camp with the brush of extremism by showing Johnson inside the breast pocket of Nigel Farage, the leader of UKIP.Anand Menon, Foreign Affairs, 16 Oct. 2017
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Sailing to Byzantium weaves a dialogue between the works of Greek artist Alekos Fassianos (1935-2022) and the hHammam’s rich historical and cultural heritage.Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 13 Dec. 2024
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Advertisement Movies Review: ‘Madame Web’ weaves its way into primo ridiculousness, but Dakota Johnson fans should see it Feb. 13, 2024 Privileged but sad teen Sergei Kravinoff (Levi Miller) is attacked by a lion on a hunting safari with his Russian gangster father, Nikolai (Russell Crowe).Katie Walsh, Los Angeles Times, 12 Dec. 2024
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But for a few hours a day, the 4-month-old pygmy hippo springs to life, gumming on leaves, zooming around the compound and tossing her head in a silent, open-mouthed roar.Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 1 Dec. 2024
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His government runs interference for Moscow, gumming up European and trans-Atlantic efforts to combat Russia’s unlawful aggression at every turn.Jay Nordlinger, National Review, 16 Oct. 2024
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“Lard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lard. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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