notepad

noun

note·​pad ˈnōt-ˌpad How to pronounce notepad (audio)
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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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The men in blue looked at nothing and wrote their stories in notepads. Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026 La Russa jotted it down in a notepad over lunch one offseason with John Madden. Evan Webeck, Mercury News, 26 Jan. 2026 Long before infographics, leaders used basic visuals, from notepad drawings to whiteboard sketches, to align people and move decisions forward. Cheryl Robinson, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026 Old-line liberals have blasted the democratic socialist for de-emphasizing a police presence in favor of volunteers and contract workers armed with little more than overdose kits, notepads and phone numbers. Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026 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 3 Feb. 2026.

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notepad

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

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