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as in notebooks
a number of sheets of writing paper glued together at one edge
the waitress keeps a pad in the pocket of her apron to write down orders
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as in beds
a place set aside for sleeping
I went back to my pad to get some rest
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as in buffers
something that serves as a protective barrier
a pad on the chair to keep it from getting scratched
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as in roofs
the place where one lives
welcome to my pad
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as in colors
to add to the interest of by including made-up details
the journalist was fired for padding certain stories to make them more interesting
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as in treads
to go on foot
a cat padded silently by
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Recent Examples of pads
Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
Even one of the greatest ever to play this game, Joe Root, could not work out how to break free of the 36-year-old’s shackles here, failing to score a single run off him for 23 balls in a row before finally yielding to the python-like grip when missing one that homed in on his pads.
—Tim Spiers, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Reusable menstrual cups are also much better for the environment than disposable products, and many people find menstrual cups more comfortable than tampons and pads.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
Always opt for flat cotton pads instead of balls, ideally with a quilted texture.
—Petra Guglielmetti, Glamour, 6 Jan. 2026
This was a record turnaround among SpaceX launches from Space Coast launch pads at 2 hours and 54 minutes besting October’s double launch that saw a Falcon 9 launch at CCSFS just eight hours, 42 minutes after a Falcon Heavy launch at KSC.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 4 Jan. 2026
From the right point, Filip Hronek sent a pass to the other Elias Petterson, the centerman, and the puck took a fortuitous bounce off Petterson’s skate, sending it between the pads of an upright Swayman.
—Steve Conroy, Boston Herald, 4 Jan. 2026
One-hand clips on the nursing bra give access when the other arm is holding a baby and adjustable pads help with changing coverage needs across the day.
—Footwear News, 11 Nov. 2025
Modern technology means quicker elevators for courthouse visitors Central control pads by the elevators are designed to make trips more efficient by routing the smallest number of stops based on floor selections.
—Douglas Hanks
november 10, Miami Herald, 10 Nov. 2025
Maren Longbella, Boston Herald, 19 Oct. 2025
Not to say there aren’t some clunkers, most notably a jokey take-me-out-to-the-ballgame baseball number that pads the second act, but the Flaherty-Ahrens score was and is Ragtime‘s signature achievement.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
The exchange is indicative of this odd, frustrating, occasionally intriguing project, which pads out scarce but real nuggets of insight with leading questions and endless clips.
—Alison Herman, Variety, 10 Sep. 2025
Stanfield is the second new face named this month, after French actor Paul Kircher, as Anderson pads out the ranks of his men’s ambassadors following a rash of appointments on the women’s side.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2019
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Once the pads came on, Suamataia took virtually every first-team rep at left tackle.
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Adding the killer’s voice just pads an already too-long book.
—Recent Examples of Synonyms for pads
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The best smart notebooks This smart notebook fits in a pocket, has 48 reusable pages and comes with the Pilot Frixion pen required for note-taking.—
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Lunch boxes, markers, notebooks and notebook filler paper.—
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The Fort Collins Rescue Mission has opened a building with dozens of overnight shelter beds on their Harvest Farm property north of Fort Collins.—
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The city settled the case two years later, agreeing to create 12,915 new shelter beds or other housing opportunities by June 2027.—
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Superpowers in a bipolar structure compete obsessively, creating spheres and buffers by cultivating protégés and installing puppets.—
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Zandi regards this spending as one of the last buffers preventing the slowdown from becoming self-reinforcing.—
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Andy Burke, acoustic consultant director at AEC, also made the point that roofs should be kept as low as safely allowed to ensure supporter noise is consolidated and then channelled towards the pitch.—
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Visitors and locals alike appreciate the Spanish Colonial Revival-style architecture, whitewashed adobe buildings, and red-tile roofs nestled at the foot of the Santa Ynez Mountains, bordering the Pacific Ocean.—
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The use of digital devices, including computers, tablets, and smartphones, is deeply ingrained in our daily lives.—
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Players get their game plans delivered to their tablets the morning of each week’s first practice.—
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There were two living areas with cozy couches and TVs, as well as a den that featured a whiskey library.—
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Our picks include chairs, tables, and couches for up to 80 percent off.—
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Putting the murder shortlist in one person’s hands, rather than letting the shields do the work of specifying who can be killed off, is a major change that gives the Secret Traitor a ton of power without a ton of explanation for their thinking.—
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Inspectors observed dead roaches in the light shields.—
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The nine occupied residences are uninhabitable following the fire.—
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The blast caused part of the home — including the roof and parts of walls — to collapse, and damaged three other nearby residences, according to ABC News and the BBC.—
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“Pads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pads. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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