1
as in oils
to coat (something) with a slippery substance in order to reduce friction
make sure you grease the pan before you put the batter in
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2
as in facilitates
to free from obstruction or difficulty
your help might grease the complicated adoption proceedings
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Recent Examples of greases
Judge and Schwarber would be dangerous against any league, but my point is that instead of two leagues with distinct rivalries and stars, baseball is now one big, generic blob, which only greases the skids for Manfred’s geographical realignment dream.
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Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
That greases the skids of trust and softens skepticism.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
That greases the skids of trust and softens skepticism.
—Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for greases
facilitates
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Going to bed at a regular time and establishing a predictable sequence of calming activities facilitates calm and sleep.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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To tackle this, a team of material chemists from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) has developed a more sustainable electrolyte – the compound that facilitates the movement of lithium ions between a battery's cathode and anode.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
6 Sep. 2025
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“Greases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/greases. Accessed 14 Sep. 2025.
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