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grease

[grees, grees, greez] / gris, gris, griz /


VERB
lubricate
Synonyms




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“You have what I like to call grease as a condiment and that, with the salt, is where the flavor comes from,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 26, 2026

Minutes into the climb, the plebes roll their T-shirts up and throw them, like emcees at a ball game, toward the base of the monument, where other midshipmen use them to wipe off the grease.

From Slate • Jun. 24, 2026

A spokesperson said the pollution could potentially be linked to food waste or grease entering the sea via the River Bann, but that the cause had not yet been confirmed.

From BBC • Jun. 3, 2026

When we made it back home after being gone for two weeks, I had to put elbow grease into scrubbing the caked-on dog drool off the side of the car.

From Salon • Jun. 1, 2026

“You have my permission but”—she wipes the grease off her lips—“at least give me a warning.”

From "The Tenth Mistake of Hank Hooperman" by Gennifer Choldenko




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