1
as in to oil
to coat (something) with a slippery substance in order to reduce friction
make sure you grease the pan before you put the batter in
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2
as in to facilitate
to free from obstruction or difficulty
your help might grease the complicated adoption proceedings
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Recent Examples of grease
The latter also perpetuates a reliance on extractive industries, keeping the metaphorical wheels greased on the fossil fuel industry rather than encouraging it to begin winding down.
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Andrew Leahey, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
The key is to bake the top layer in an ovenproof bowl greased generously with baking spray and lined with two strips of parchment paper.
—Ana Calderone, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
But language hastening Maryland Public Service Commission approval of power plants is generating concern, as well as what critics see as provisions that grease the skids for new natural gas power plants.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2025
Finding the formulas that won’t grease up, cake up, or make your foundation or concealer slip and slide.
—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 14 Mar. 2025
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Andrew Leahey, Forbes, 15 Jan. 2025
The key is to bake the top layer in an ovenproof bowl greased generously with baking spray and lined with two strips of parchment paper.
—Ana Calderone, People.com, 10 Apr. 2025
But language hastening Maryland Public Service Commission approval of power plants is generating concern, as well as what critics see as provisions that grease the skids for new natural gas power plants.
—Christine Condon, Baltimore Sun, 30 Mar. 2025
Finding the formulas that won’t grease up, cake up, or make your foundation or concealer slip and slide.
—Brigitt Earley, Glamour, 14 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for grease
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The light non-foaming cream is enriched with shea butter, plus monoi, avocado, and tamanu oils to nourish the strands while removing scalp buildup.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
22 May 2025
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For example, the healing properties of the body oils in their first Desert Muse Collection are at the foundation of the brand.—
India Espy-Jones,
Essence,
15 May 2025
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On Monday's episode of The Tonight Show, the Mission: Impossible star teamed up with host Jimmy Fallon to facilitate a surprise reunion between a U.S. Navy sailor and his mom after two long years apart.—
Emlyn Travis Published,
EW.com,
20 May 2025
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Organizations must understand how to utilize FHIR modularity to facilitate scalable data exchange across institutions.—
Arunkumar Paramasivan,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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Devon’s intrigued, but Peter’s done waxing philosophical for now.—
Caroline Framke,
Vulture,
22 May 2025
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Kennedy’s legacy includes waxing metaphysical in gay-rights cases.—
Jeannie Suk Gersen,
New Yorker,
15 May 2025
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Once seedlings are visible, water from below and, throughout the growth of your plants, never wet the foliage to minimize mildew development.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
15 May 2025
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My clothes were wet with sweat on the inside and wet on the outside from a mixture of rain, snow and sleet, and some of the mist was freezing on the trees.—
Charles Elliott,
Outdoor Life,
1 May 2025
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This moisture can help lubricate dry, irritated nasal passages.—
Rachael Zimlich,
Verywell Health,
14 May 2025
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Dry eyes is a condition where your eyes cannot make enough tears to lubricate and nourish the eye.—
Suchandrima Bhowmik,
Health,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Grease.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/grease. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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