grease

Ralph's parents grease bottle teats to avoid damaging his mouth and turn his baby-grows inside out to avoid friction from the seams.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2026

Sounds like the place is a grease fire.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 15, 2026

PCE is a synthetic, colorless liquid that is especially effective at dissolving grease.

From Science Daily ● Sep. 7, 2026

Contrary to what you learned in civics class, the grease that keeps the wheels of American democracy turning isn’t voters, legislation, or donor cash; it’s staffers.

From Slate ● Aug. 27, 2026

We worked all day under the hot sun to move it a few feet as oil, grease, and water were spread on the dirt in front.

From "The (Mostly) True Story of Cleopatra's Needle" by Dan Gutman

Immigration across countries greases the wheels of cross-border investment.

From Barron's ● Oct. 9, 2025

Both are indoor stars: LaFontaine is a dynamic outside hitter with a “robotic arm,” as Pazanti put it, and Sparks is the setter that greases the wheels in the Oilers’ offense.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 11, 2022

Another 19 billion liters could come from treating fats, oils, and greases with hydrogen.

From Science Magazine ● Jun. 22, 2022

At times their frankness sends up the larger society’s conventions of politeness — the thin layer of fiction that greases our way through life.

From New York Times ● Jan. 20, 2022

“Now we go back to the Carousel room,” muttered Mr. Nancy, “and old One-Eye buys us all dinner, greases some palms, kisses some babies, and no one says the G-word any more.”

From "American Gods" by Neil Gaiman

Held at the 1971 crab derby in Crisfield, Md., it drew less attention than sailboat races, greased pig contests and the crowning of Miss Crustacean.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 21, 2026

A US department of justice investigation into F1's rejection of Andretti further greased the wheels, and the entry was finally confirmed in March last year.

From BBC ● Feb. 27, 2026

Wonder what palms Sam Altman greased for Trevor Noah to suggest AI can make a new Rihanna album happen.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 2, 2025

He greased his path back to power complete with a get-out-of-jail-free card.

From Salon ● Jan. 4, 2025

I’ve heard people make jokes about trying to hold a greased pig, but I’m telling you, holding on to a seal in the water is harder.

From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan

Alice spends her days cleaning Lady Jemima’s stinky shoes, sponging her underwear and greasing her long blonde hair.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 26, 2026

As the state capital, Sacramento teemed with lobbyists, politicians, and a steady flow of money greasing deals over everything from water to redevelopment.

From Slate ● Oct. 21, 2025

The keys to success are beating the egg whites properly so they’re stable and voluminous, working quickly to prevent their collapse, and thoroughly greasing the ramekins so the mixture can rise unencumbered in the oven.

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 24, 2022

“There is no way he’s gotten away with these incidents without more significant legal repercussions unless someone in law enforcement is in the background greasing the slides for him,” Mr. Yanny said.

From New York Times ● Jun. 5, 2022

Iaided in the pounding of boiled clothes; I translated dull tags; I daily ran my fingers through Mr. Sharpe’s hair, greasing it and feeding his graying queue into a bag.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson