LARD Synonyms: 67 Similar and Opposite Words

lard

verb

Definition of lard

as in to cut in

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as in to oil

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Recent Examples of lard Sadly, there are countless more examples like these larding my social media feed and surely those of tens of thousands of others. — Dj Rosenthal, Baltimore Sun, 5 Nov. 2024 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 See All Example Sentences for lard

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During slaughter, done in the name of God, the animal must be cut in one swift motion and drained of blood.

— Maven Navarro, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Aug. 2026
Shares of the maker of devices such as pacemakers and stents have been nearly cut in half already this year, under pressure after issuing a weak profit forecast in the first quarter.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of cut in

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Anchoring the third floor is the primary suite, which includes a generous bedroom, a sleek, modern bathroom, and a dressing room where the ceiling is inset with a panel mimicking the night sky.

— Tori Latham, Robb Report, 20 Aug. 2026
The guest rooms feature handmade tiles, lighting and furniture from Mexico and Morocco, and shower walls inset with bottles that reference bottle walls common in desert communities.

— Madeleine Kashkooli, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026

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Rectitude is a hindrance in the game of electoral politics, where money greases the slippery pole and glad-hands welcome the winner with inside information.

— Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 24 Aug. 2026
Recipe Tips for Pink Lemonade Cake Lightly grease the baking sheet with softened butter or nonstick spray before placing the piece of parchment across the bottom.

— Torie Cox, Southern Living, 23 Aug. 2026

Definition of grease

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After years of analysis, Caltrans has decided to weave strong micropiles into the 499 aging piles that now support the bridge’s piers, said Allan Kosup, chief deputy director of Caltrans District 11 in San Diego and Imperial counties.

— David Garrick, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Aug. 2026
Kamnop is a quest for healing and justice, where dreams become reality, weaving together memory, sorrow and joy.

— Tanya Fedak, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of weave

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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

Definition of tar

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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
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

Definition of interline

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And give him credit for switching Anunoby onto Fox, gumming up San Antonio’s offense in the fourth quarter — especially when the Spurs never adjusted by going away from the matchup.

— Joe Vardon, New York Times, 11 June 2026
Second, the Red Sox could streamline their roster and finally clear out the logjams that have gummed up the works for the past two years.

— Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 31 May 2026

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