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[gree-see, ‑zee] / ˈgri si, ‑zi /


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Would you climb Irvine's 25ft greasy pole for a ham?

From BBC Aug. 15, 2026

As it turns out, even the most committed skeptic can be won over by a plate of greasy, crisp hash browns, a perfectly smoked brisket or a side of ranch.

From Salon Jun. 17, 2026

Cigarette butts litter the floor, moldy food is left to decay on greasy dishes and the ceiling is stained with candle soot.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 17, 2026

The next day is deep-clean Monday, when First Watch dishwashers scrub coffee urns and the greasy grates where bacon sizzles.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 12, 2026

The dental floss was wet, but not greasy.

From "The Line Tender" by Kate Allen

The solution, which is applied with a dropper, can sometimes drip onto your face or leave your hair looking greasier.

From Washington Post Oct. 17, 2022

We have yet to see an NFT artwork that didn’t look like a gas station display for novelty sunglasses, but somehow greasier?

From Slate Feb. 28, 2022

They were a little greasier — in a satisfying way — than the other air fryer batch, but they still tasted like an imitation of the real thing.

From Salon Oct. 2, 2021

To turn McDonald’s, a chain better known for supersized portions than for supercomputers, into a saltier, greasier version of Amazon.

From Seattle Times Oct. 24, 2019

The floor of it was greasier than the passage had been, but still it was not damp.

From Martin Hyde, the Duke's Messenger by John Masefield

He noted that students sometimes spurn the healthy fare offered in school lunches and dash out after school to “buy the greasiest things you ever saw.”

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 18, 2017

“He was a great leader who always had the greasiest tepee door, because he was generous and was always feeding people,” she said.

From New York Times Dec. 27, 2013

Fried broccoli rabe is locked inside some of the heaviest, greasiest batter I’ve ever tasted.

From New York Times Jun. 4, 2013

Friday’s with the rest of the sparkly rabble and ate the world’s greasiest quesadilla while watching the merrymakers stream by on the way to the after-party.

From Salon Jan. 2, 2013

It’s a puzzle why we binge on the sweetest and greasiest food we can find, until we consider the eating habits of our forager forebears.

From "Sapiens: A Brief History of Humankind" by Yuval Noah Harari




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