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as in bed
a place set aside for sleeping
I went back to my pad to get some rest
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as in roof
the place where one lives
welcome to my pad
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as in to exaggerate
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 to walk
to go on foot
a cat padded silently by
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Recent Examples of pad
Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2025
Spanning a whopping 26,000 square feet, the gargantuan pad has seven bedrooms, 10 full bathrooms, and a suite of amenities suited for A-list stars.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2025
Greg Evans, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2025
And New England’s hot combo of QB Drake Maye and WR Stefon Diggs will pad their stats against New Orleans.
—Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Also, avoid scouring pads or steel wool.
—Nafeesah Allen, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 Oct. 2025
Spanning a whopping 26,000 square feet, the gargantuan pad has seven bedrooms, 10 full bathrooms, and a suite of amenities suited for A-list stars.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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
And New England’s hot combo of QB Drake Maye and WR Stefon Diggs will pad their stats against New Orleans.
—Kevin Cusick, Twin Cities, 12 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pad
Noun
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Keep one notebook for every conversation with doctors, questions for medical staff, caseworkers, medication changes, medical appointments, onset of new symptoms, etc.—
Kat McGowan,
NPR,
18 Oct. 2025
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But the field now is worlds away from those midnight pencil scribbles in a spiral notebook that kept his son alive until better technology came along.—
Carrie Arnold,
Scientific American,
14 Oct. 2025
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Beyond this, annual flowers such as petunias, marigolds, and zinnias can be used to add bursts of color throughout your beds and borders.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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Run it across the backside of the bed and the wall to be sure to clear dust that might be clinging to the wall of the headboard.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
21 Oct. 2025
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Brinton said the firm is working with experts to map and appraise the land taken for the trail, as well as things like fencing or buffers landowners have had to install.—
Keely Doll,
Louisville Courier Journal,
15 Oct. 2025
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The floor buffers come out, whining like jet engines in the hallways, erasing over a month’s worth of shoe scuffs that made the place look like the dasher boards at the hockey rink.—
Mark Glende,
Twin Cities,
15 Oct. 2025
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The jump in homeless students, advocates say, represents a swell in local families who have no roof over their heads.—
Grace Tucker,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
21 Oct. 2025
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Some readers may be very familiar with these exact swirls on the roof, hood and trunk of their cars.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
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They were born and raised in the internet era and have been engaging with computers, tablets, smartphones, and other connected devices from an early age.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
16 Oct. 2025
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Bring a laptop or tablet along with some family information.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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In the video, Noel can be seen propelling herself up the steps on her back legs and making the jump onto the couch where her small dog bed was positioned.—
Alyce Collins,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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Using a lint roller on upholstered pieces of furniture like couches and occasional chairs is an easy and quick way to combat the dust that settles on the fabric on the back that faces that lines the wall or any other part of the fabric as well.—
Rebecca Jones,
Southern Living,
21 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Its gooey pecan filling sits under cushions of custard and whipped cream.—
Pervaiz Shallwani,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
21 Oct. 2025
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Plus, the removable cushion cover is both water-resistant and easy to clean, ensuring the bed stays fresh.—
Jessie Quinn,
USA Today,
20 Oct. 2025
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Lorch contacted Hernandez’s mother, who now had a permanent residence in the Bronx.—
Luke Cyphers,
Sportico.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Responding authorities found the residence in disarray, with blood splattered on the furniture, walls, floor and counters, the DA's office said.—
Samira Asma-Sadeque,
PEOPLE,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Pad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pad. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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