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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
David Szondy, New Atlas, 30 Mar. 2025
Plus, this changing pad is easy to open with just one hand and cleans up in seconds with a sanitizing wipe.
—Laura Lu, Ms, Parents, 29 Mar. 2025
Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2025
Plus, this style comes with cozy memory foam that gently pads your eyes.
—Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Continental Europe's first attempt at an orbital space launch ended shorter than expected after Isar Aerospace's Spectrum rocket returned to Earth with a bang 30 seconds after lifting off only to crash and explode in the Norwegian Sea next to the pad.
—David Szondy, New Atlas, 30 Mar. 2025
Plus, this changing pad is easy to open with just one hand and cleans up in seconds with a sanitizing wipe.
—Laura Lu, Ms, Parents, 29 Mar. 2025
Verb
Most of its tweaks, apart from the ones made to Snow White, are superfluous; the film nips and tucks set pieces while padding its nearly two-hour run time with extraneous songs and dialogue.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 24 Mar. 2025
Plus, this style comes with cozy memory foam that gently pads your eyes.
—Rylee Johnston, Travel + Leisure, 5 Mar. 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 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 cause of the roof collapse wasn't immediately clear as authorities investigated.—
Jeanine Santucci,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2025
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Attendees are encouraged to take part in electronic recycling by bringing old phones, laptops, cords, chargers, tablets, and other devices for responsible disposal.—
Orlando Sentinel Staff,
The Orlando Sentinel,
3 Apr. 2025
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Additionally, more and more gaming is done on phones and tablets, where Apple and Google take a cut of game sales.—
Kif Leswing,
CNBC,
2 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Scheffler remembers watching the tournament on TV as a boy, sitting on the couch next to his father.—
Gabby Herzig,
New York Times,
8 Apr. 2025
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Also, beer doesn’t simply fall into the category of a post-work drink to sip while dozing off on the couch.—
Essence,
Essence,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Simply blending bonds with your stocks can provide a lot of downside cushion, without giving up all that much upside potential.—
Russ Wiles,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 2025
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And Saturday night was more of the same, with Clayton scoring 20 of his 34 points in the second half — the most crucial being a three-point play with 93 seconds left that provided Florida a six-point cushion, in a game short on breathing room for either side.—
Brian Hamilton,
New York Times,
6 Apr. 2025
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State of residence could not be determined for 2,330 individuals.—
Mercedes Vigon,
The Conversation,
4 Apr. 2025
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Click here for more photos of the Los Feliz residence.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Pad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pad. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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