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Examples of padding in a Sentence
the padding on the seat of the chairs
These shoes have extra padding in the heel.
If you remove the padding from his speech you can see that he offers no new ideas.
Recent Examples on the Web
By the following morning, her body will lay limp at the store, and Camille will watch as her new body — simple, wooden, with armrests but no padding — is taken to its new home.
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Manuel Betancourt, Variety, 8 Feb. 2025
The pouch is the perfect size to hold your smartphone, and it’s built with padding to protect your devices from damage.
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Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2025
The widow’s lawsuit charged that Sun Valley had failed on both those counts, despite the bright yellow padding on the snow gun and the sign at the top of the lift.
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Betsy Z. Russell, Idaho Statesman, 3 Feb. 2025
The footbed is equipped with high-density memory foam padding that offers support and contours to the shape of your feet for a perfect fit.
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Emily Weaver, People.com, 9 Jan. 2025
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Word History
First Known Use
1640, in the meaning defined above
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“Padding.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/padding. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
Kids Definition
padding
noun
pad·ding
ˈpad-iŋ
: material used to pad something
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