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as in to cut in
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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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That represented a nearly 20% cut in proceeds and a roughly 40% reduction in market capitalization.—
Bob Pisani,
CNBC,
24 Jan. 2025
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It was pushed back when Goodman suffered a cut in sparring.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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While the citrus oils within marigolds can offer some protection, particularly with nematodes, this protection is still limited and is not an all-encompassing fix-all.—
Anthony Reardon,
Kansas City Star,
24 Jan. 2025
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His jet-black hair is cleanly parted and oiled; his face, big and round.—
E. Tammy Kim,
The New Yorker,
18 Jan. 2025
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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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Look for Chase Utley to make a major upward in 2026, greasing the skids for future induction.—
Tony Blengino,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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For greasing the skillet to cook the vegetables before adding the rest of the elements.—
Julia Levy,
Southern Living,
8 Oct. 2024
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Maybe a little but the skeptic in me says we would have just been carelessly tarred by the same brush as the rest of the media, which would have made the move futile.—
Andrew Wallenstein,
Variety,
11 Dec. 2024
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Its electoral success rested in large part on the claim that the AKP embodied the authentic will of the nation; the party tarred its opponents as corrupt, cosmopolitan elites.—
Ece Temelkuran,
Foreign Affairs,
22 July 2020
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This red could not be more luscious, with ribbons of bright strawberry woven through the darker auburn base, catching the light from all those flashing cameras.—
Kara Nesvig,
Allure,
24 Jan. 2025
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Dosunmu spent most of his night chasing Curry around the perimeter, weaving his way through a tumult of screens in his attempt to slow Curry down.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Jan. 2025
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As the second season wears on, this notion warps the plot in ways that strain credulity, and the series’ innumerable cliffhangers gum up the narrative with artificial tension.—
Daniel A. Gross,
The New Yorker,
17 Jan. 2025
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That could gum up the trade market at large, particularly for teams searching for multiple first-round picks.—
Bryan Toporek,
Forbes,
29 Dec. 2024
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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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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 1 Feb. 2025.
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