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It will be his third bullpen since receiving an Orthovisc injection in his left knee at the beginning of the All-Star break to lubricate the joint, but his second since restarting his throwing program.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 18, 2026

A thick liquid known as synovial fluid also helps lubricate your knees, hips and shoulders.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 16, 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

These glands cool the body and lubricate the skin.

From "The Mona Lisa Vanishes" by Nicholas Day

One key defense against this process: a network of de-watering wells, which pump out the water that lubricates the soil’s clay layers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 24, 2025

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

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

The beauty industry is offering up a bevy of solutions, including creams and massage rollers, lubricated silicon masks and even futuristic-looking LED red-light collars.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 27, 2026

This slippery coating is essential for keeping the colon lubricated and stool soft.

From Science Daily ● Feb. 19, 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

With the lubricated ground shifting, at times, nine to 12 inches a week, utility companies shut off electricity, gas and internet for hundreds of homes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jan. 24, 2025

"Ah, that's the problem, then. You've not lubricated your chawbones."

From "The Shakespeare Stealer" by Gary L. Blackwood

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

Ohtani reported soreness Wednesday night in his left knee, which he treated over the All-Star break with a lubricating orthovisc injection and rest.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

Nothing was felt at the surface, and Giardini stressed that by lubricating an existing fault, the team was adding only "about one percent of what is the natural risk".

From Barron's ● May 11, 2026

"After lubricating the outer walls of the drain eventually we could get the hedgehog out."

From BBC ● Apr. 29, 2026

When Reynolds was gone, he gave Nailer an oiling can and spray applicator that Nailer strapped to his back, and then Knot put Nailer to work lubricating the gearing systems that extended the hydrofoils.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi