notepad

noun

note·​pad ˈnōt-ˌpad How to pronounce notepad (audio)

Examples of notepad in a Sentence

I wrote down her number on my notepad. used a different notepad for each class's notes
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Nargis has no support or funding – and often the girls huddle around one textbook, sharing notepads and pens. Mark Baron, CNN Money, 4 Aug. 2025 Armed with a notepad, one officer relayed the same information over and over again. Rachel Wegner, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025 Authorities also found a notepad containing a handwritten message from Tamura to his family. Daniel Arkin, NBC news, 30 July 2025 This beautiful beacon of light sitting near the door with her notepad. Fred Bronson, HollywoodReporter, 16 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for notepad

Word History

First Known Use

1922, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of notepad was in 1922

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“Notepad.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/notepad. Accessed 28 Aug. 2025.

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notepad

noun
note·​pad ˈnōt-ˌpad How to pronounce notepad (audio)

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