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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
wendy Wisner, Parents, 10 Apr. 2025
Ear pads: Memory foam with synthetic leather outer, Alcantara synthetic suede surface.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 19 Mar. 2025
Colleges are seeking applicants who demonstrate curiosity, vulnerability, and self-awareness—qualities that can't be manufactured or padded on a resume.
—Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Most people who have a period are familiar with a pad or tampon.
—wendy Wisner, Parents, 10 Apr. 2025
Ear pads: Memory foam with synthetic leather outer, Alcantara synthetic suede surface.
—Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Verb
Here's how the technology works… Utilized to pad the inside of the sockets on third-party artificial arms or legs, Roliner is composed mainly of soft silicone rubber with small air channels running through it.
—Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 19 Mar. 2025
Colleges are seeking applicants who demonstrate curiosity, vulnerability, and self-awareness—qualities that can't be manufactured or padded on a resume.
—Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pad
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At the center of the installation is Tony Pignatelli’s origami brain sculpture crafted from Moleskine paper and visitors can contribute with sketches, thoughts and drawings to the wall made of Moleskine notebooks.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
7 Apr. 2025
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Tidbits My notebook from yesterday (here) was about Luis Arraez having a very Luis Arraez type of day.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Apr. 2025
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If that wing was being used, there would be more beds upstairs.—
Adam B. Vary,
Variety,
11 Apr. 2025
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The team’s biggest concerns for 390’s recovery since July has been that the growth bed would be too damaged for the keratin to regrow and that the bone that supports the entire structure of the upper beak may have too much missing and grow back together.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
10 Apr. 2025
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Finally, in order to account for unknowns, ensure the dev team's estimates include at least a 50% buffer that is transparently separated from baseline task estimates.—
Hirohisa Yamada,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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This also required on-board buffers to store the intermediate results.—
John Timmer,
ArsTechnica,
2 Apr. 2025
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The Dominican Republic National Police confirmed 79 people were killed as a result of the roof collapse as of Tuesday night.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The death toll from Tuesday (April 8) roof collapse at the Jet Set club in Santo Domingo in the Dominican Republic has climbed to more than 113 people.—
Gil Kaufman,
Billboard,
9 Apr. 2025
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The program works on mobile phones, laptops, tablets or desktop computers.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
13 Apr. 2025
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How to Take Them Collagen Form: Collagen supplements come in several forms: powders, capsules, tablets, gummies, and ready-to-drink liquid formulations.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Verywell Health,
11 Apr. 2025
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Instead, MacFarlane was saying Aaron Friar had been in the living room asleep on the couch and that MacFarlane had crept in armed with a baseball bat.—
Natalie Morales, Richard Fetzer,
CBS News,
19 Apr. 2025
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Fans would rather see screenshots of your FIFA matches and unflattering angles of you sitting on the couch than the umpteenth brand collaboration or photo shoot.—
Jeff Ihaza,
Rolling Stone,
18 Apr. 2025
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Regular vacuuming and spot-cleaning between deep washes will help preserve outdoor cushions, says Barnard. 5.—
Kara McGinley,
USA Today,
17 Apr. 2025
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Notably, JPMorgan has added nearly half a billion dollars to its financial cushion, preparing for losses from customers who won’t be able to pay credit card debts and loans.—
Robert B. Reich,
Hartford Courant,
17 Apr. 2025
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Shapiro and his family had been sleeping in a different part of the residence, police said.—
Time,
Time,
14 Apr. 2025
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According to police documents, surveillance footage showed a man approach the piano room on the south side of the governor's residence, smash a window and throw a Molotov cocktail inside.—
Kinsey Crowley,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Pad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pad. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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