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as in exaggerated
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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Recent Examples of padded
Alex Harring, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
This has been a winning strategy for rival discounter Walmart, which has created subscription and in-store advertising businesses and padded its revenue growth.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
This has been a winning strategy for rival discounter Walmart, which has created subscription and in-store advertising businesses and padded its revenue growth.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
This has been a winning strategy for rival discounter Walmart, which has created subscription and in-store advertising businesses and padded its revenue growth.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
Albeit flat, the insoles are lightly padded, which keeps our feet from feeling sore by the end of the day.
—Alyssa Brascia, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
Albeit flat, the insoles are lightly padded, which keeps our feet from feeling sore by the end of the day.
—Alyssa Brascia, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
Albeit flat, the insoles are lightly padded, which keeps our feet from feeling sore by the end of the day.
—Alyssa Brascia, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
Albeit flat, the insoles are lightly padded, which keeps our feet from feeling sore by the end of the day.
—Alyssa Brascia, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
Verb
This has been a winning strategy for rival discounter Walmart, which has created subscription and in-store advertising businesses and padded its revenue growth.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
This has been a winning strategy for rival discounter Walmart, which has created subscription and in-store advertising businesses and padded its revenue growth.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
This has been a winning strategy for rival discounter Walmart, which has created subscription and in-store advertising businesses and padded its revenue growth.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
This has been a winning strategy for rival discounter Walmart, which has created subscription and in-store advertising businesses and padded its revenue growth.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 10 Dec. 2024
Albeit flat, the insoles are lightly padded, which keeps our feet from feeling sore by the end of the day.
—Alyssa Brascia, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
Albeit flat, the insoles are lightly padded, which keeps our feet from feeling sore by the end of the day.
—Alyssa Brascia, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
Albeit flat, the insoles are lightly padded, which keeps our feet from feeling sore by the end of the day.
—Alyssa Brascia, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
Albeit flat, the insoles are lightly padded, which keeps our feet from feeling sore by the end of the day.
—Alyssa Brascia, People.com, 16 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for padded
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Needless to say, Sabyasachi is a big proponent of a daring wardrobe, whether that means ditching the LBD cocktail standard for a fanciful embroidered look or setting a table with unexpected creative bravado.Bridget Foley, Town & Country, 28 Nov. 2022
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The interior also sports signature quilting, along with embroidered Speed badging on the headrests and a Speed plaque in the treadplate.Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 13 Apr. 2021
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Unless the Top-Tier VC funds can create more unicorns or sell more of their mediocre ventures as strategic sales to corporations at inflated prices, their strategy may be at risk of failing.Dileep Rao, Forbes, 15 Dec. 2024
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An inflated sense of humans’ capacity to control AI can, in fact, exacerbate the very risks that critics fear.Sebastian Elbaum, Foreign Affairs, 6 Dec. 2024
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And then, Jamie suddenly returned in the episode’s final moments, proving that reports of his death had been greatly exaggerated.Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 12 Dec. 2024
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Cats use exaggerated movements to show emotions, rather than painting them on their faces.Clare Mulroy, USA TODAY, 12 Dec. 2024
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“Padded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/padded. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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