sanitary napkin
noun
variants
or sanitary pad
plural sanitary napkins or sanitary pads
: a usually disposable absorbent pad used especially during menstruation to absorb the uterine flow : menstrual pad
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Centuries later, despite sanitary napkins existing before television was invented, advertisements of such items were banned from TV until 1972 in the United States.
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Megan Feringa, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Lettie Burts, 49, a resident of Silver Springs in Glendale, said the facility is understaffed and often runs out of necessary supplies like tissues, plates, sanitary napkins and adult diapers.
—Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 7 Aug. 2025
One witnessed a cellmate wait 12 hours to receive two sanitary napkins while on her period.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2025
At least three inmates died after stuffing paper, sanitary napkins or other items down their throats, asphyxiating before anyone intervened.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
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Megan Feringa, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
Lettie Burts, 49, a resident of Silver Springs in Glendale, said the facility is understaffed and often runs out of necessary supplies like tissues, plates, sanitary napkins and adult diapers.
—Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 7 Aug. 2025
One witnessed a cellmate wait 12 hours to receive two sanitary napkins while on her period.
—Lauren Villagran, USA TODAY, 23 Mar. 2025
At least three inmates died after stuffing paper, sanitary napkins or other items down their throats, asphyxiating before anyone intervened.
—Keri Blakinger, Los Angeles Times, 13 Jan. 2025
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“Sanitary napkin.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/sanitary%20napkin. Accessed 8 Mar. 2026.
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