lubricate

Ohtani’s buildup back to pitching has been halted twice since he received an Orthovisc injection to lubricate the knee joint over the All-Star break.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 3, 2026

Drilling fluid is a liquid used to cool and lubricate equipment during drilling.

From Barron's ● Jan. 6, 2026

These days, of course, pesky things like WhatsApp rather lubricate the friction of distance of folk being in different places.

From BBC ● Mar. 21, 2024

The movie, which Tom Gustafson directed and Cory Krueckeberg wrote, weaves together various Indigo Girls songs from various eras in order to lubricate communication.

From New York Times ● Mar. 7, 2024

Tears are only meant to lubricate the eyes.

From "Insurgent" by Veronica Roth

One key defense against this process: a network of de-watering wells, which pump out the water that lubricates the soil’s clay layers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2025

Butter also lubricates your mouth, which tends to compliment the dish's natural astringency.

From Salon ● Nov. 25, 2024

The fluid lubricates faults, resulting in slow slips that produce small earthquakes.

From Science Magazine ● Jan. 8, 2024

Most of it is absorbed by our cells; the rest lubricates muscles and tissues and generates saliva.

From National Geographic ● Sep. 14, 2023

Whatever it is that lubricates joints I think must be in low supply now, because every moving part aches.

From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman

This slippery coating is essential for keeping the colon lubricated and stool soft.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 19, 2026

Market exuberance over artificial intelligence, lubricated by ample financial liquidity, keeps propelling the stock market to new heights.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 1, 2026

Armies of commentators, reporters and photographers were hauled off to the 49th state expecting a vintage Trump performance, of the sort that has lubricated their industry for an entire decade.

From Salon ● Aug. 17, 2025

“Water projects came to epitomize the pork barrel; they were the oil can that lubricated the nation’s legislative machinery.”

From Slate ● Aug. 28, 2024

She preened, then touched the gland near the top of her tail and lubricated her dry feathers with its oils.

From "Frightful's Mountain" by Jean Craighead George

Nothing was felt at the surface, and Giardini stressed that by lubricating an existing fault, the team was adding only "about one percent of what is the natural risk".

From Barron's ● May 11, 2026

"After lubricating the outer walls of the drain eventually we could get the hedgehog out."

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026

For more severe discomfort, Hu suggests using thicker lubricating gels or ointments at bedtime, though these may temporarily blur vision.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 10, 2025

Each year, roughly 2.47 billion gallons of lubricating oil are consumed in the United States alone for engines and industrial machinery, according to DOE, with about half eventually finding its way into the environment.

From Science Daily ● May 2, 2024

Tins of lubricating oil in the afterholds had ignited and were exploding, but the ones forward had not been exposed to the fire.

From "The Cay" by Theodore Taylor