lard

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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. 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 See all Example Sentences for lard 
Recent Examples of Synonyms for lard
Verb
  • The pieces vary in size and shape; a few have small holes cut in them.
    Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 13 Jan. 2025
  • The resulting surge in the 10-year T-Note yield further decreased the market’s odds for a rate cut in March from 41% to 25% based on the data from the CME FedWatch.
    Tom Aspray, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Lightly oil your knife or coat with nonstick spray and cut the caramel into 1 inch squares.
    Kelly Brant, arkansasonline.com, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The spray-on scent has a skin-softening base of sweet almond, macadamia, argan, and apricot kernel oils.
    Jenny Berg, Vogue, 16 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • Avoid greasing: Parchment paper is nonstick, so there's no need to grease before using.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 19 Dec. 2024
  • Things went from bad to worse for the squeaky wheel as Purdy greased him with a throw with San Fran facing a third-and-4 from the L.A. 35-yard line.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 17 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • The 2012 campaign was marked by an early effort by Democrats to tar Mr. Romney as an insensitive, rapacious businessman willing to send jobs overseas.
    Jonathan Weisman, New York Times, 4 Jan. 2025
  • The Islamic Republic, like many dictatorships, exploits this history to justify its internal repression and external ambitions: peaceful protesters, civil rights activists, and journalists are invariably tarred as foreign agents and subjected to violence and imprisonment.
    Karim Sadjadpour, Foreign Affairs, 16 Feb. 2022
Verb
  • This means weaving compelling narratives around the numbers, bringing the human impact of inclusion to life.
    Julie Kratz, Forbes, 12 Jan. 2025
  • Penn State’s quarterback weaved through the depths of Hard Rock Stadium, stepping over the heaps of blue and gold confetti that paved the way to Notre Dame’s locker room.
    Audrey Snyder, The Athletic, 10 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • Johnson and other top members blew through their goal of releasing text on Sunday, as last-minute sticking points gummed up the process — including disagreements over aid for farmers.
    Mychael Schnell, The Hill, 16 Dec. 2024
  • The antibodies can gum up the workings of a marauding germ or mark it for destruction by other parts of the immune system, making antibodies a critical defense against disease in our immune arsenal.
    Andrew Steele, WIRED, 17 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • 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
  • The French interlining company has expanded its product range beyond beyond its traditional offerings of innerlinings and inner-garment components to include cotton fabrics for the shirting sector.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 3 Sep. 2019

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“Lard.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/lard. Accessed 20 Jan. 2025.

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