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lubricant

[loo-bri-kuhnt] / ˈlu brɪ kənt /
NOUN
lubricator
Synonyms
STRONGEST
STRONG
WEAK
WD40™


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She expects the supply shortage of lubricant base oils to persist for more than a year.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

He argued bonds act as a financial lubricant, and that in truth, it was a fabulous debt.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

The lubricant injection Ohtani received a week ago relieves symptoms for a short period of time, usually a few months.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 19, 2026

Petroleum is an essential element in modern industry, whether used as a fuel, a lubricant or an ingredient in plastics and chemicals.

From Barron's ● Mar. 13, 2026

Stopping before the narrow garage, he sniffed the fumes from Paradise with great sensory pleasure, the protruding hairs in his nostrils analyzing, cataloguing, categorizing, and classifying the distinct odors of hot dog, mustard, and lubricant.

From "A Confederacy of Dunces" by John Kennedy Toole

Ukrainian media reported that Kyiv had attacked the Kstovo oil refinery, calling it "one of Russia's largest oil refineries, producing fuel and lubricants".

From Barron's ● Nov. 1, 2026

Meanwhile, big oil companies are spending hundreds of millions of dollars to shift refinery production from gasoline—the fuel most affected by the rise of EVs—to diesel, petrochemicals and lubricants.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 2, 2026

Meanwhile, demand continues to grow for lubricants such as engine oil, which can carry a significant environmental cost to produce.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 29, 2026

But the petroleum products are masked in manifests — labeled waste material, lubricants, residues and other items not subject to the high taxes that Mexico levies on imported fuel.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

The horse was dead, set to be rendered, to have its atoms turned into pet food and stuff like shampoos, lubricants on condoms, rubber tires, and explosives.

From "100 Sideways Miles" by Andrew Smith


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