lubricate
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Ohtani threw off a mound Wednesday for the first time since receiving an Orthovisc injection in his left knee to lubricate the joint.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 22, 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
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
When water absorbs into the earth, it expands and lubricates the clay until it’s slippery enough for the land to ride downward with the force of gravity.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 13, 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
The process is being lubricated by the biggest jump in European military spending since the Cold War.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 25, 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
They’ve fed her oils, repainted her barrel, lubricated her wheels; they’ve arranged sandbags at her feet like offerings.
From "All the Light We Cannot See" by Anthony Doerr
After a single minimally invasive injection, the material changes from a liquid into a smooth, lubricating semisolid depot at body temperature.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 31, 2026
"After lubricating the outer walls of the drain eventually we could get the hedgehog out."
From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026
Jubail is home to one of the world's largest industrial cities, where steel, gasoline, petrochemicals, lubricating oil and chemical fertilisers are produced.
From Barron's ● Apr. 8, 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
Well, the guy evidently hadn’t been getting the three-times-yearly preventive cleaning and lubricating, which made all the difference.
From "Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep?" by Philip K. Dick
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