footpad

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Recent Examples of footpad On the base of the enclosure are anti-slip silicone footpads which reduce the chance of slippage on surfaces and helps protect the enclosure from drops and knocks. Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025 Plus, adjustable footpads ensure its stability on uneven ground. Clint Davis, People.com, 10 June 2025 The wide footpads give the rider leverage for acceleration, stopping and turning. William Roberson, Forbes, 26 Feb. 2025 Spiders, cockroaches, beetles, bats, tree frogs, and lizards all have varying-sized sticky footpads that use these same forces. Jennifer Ouellette, Ars Technica, 4 Feb. 2025 The cost of a Pint X with the larger footpads, folding handle and performance tire adds up to $1,480. Ben Coxworth, New Atlas, 16 Sep. 2024 Simply center the tool directly over the weed, press it firmly into the ground using the footpad, and then lean the handle towards the footpad. Christina Shepherd McGuire, Better Homes & Gardens, 2 Sep. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for footpad
Noun
  • Set against mountainous landscapes and rural lakes, the story follows a wandering swordsman who is falsely accused of stealing a shipment of gold and must unravel a web of intrigue involving bandits, palace guards and corrupt officials while attempting to clear his name.
    Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
  • Alongside attacks by bandits, Nigeria is also plagued by an insurgency fought by the Boko Haram extremist group and its splinter faction, the Islamic State West Africa Province.
    ABC News, ABC News, 17 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • The robber was described as a Hispanic male between 20 and 30 years old, standing 5 feet 6 inches tall and weighing 250 pounds, with a beard, black-frame glasses, and dark clothing.
    Adam Harrington, CBS News, 29 Mar. 2026
  • The robber made off with an undisclosed amount of money.
    Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Shortly before midnight on May 23, 1798, highwaymen just north of Dublin intercepted and set on fire a mail coach headed to Belfast.
    Joseph Patrick Kelly, The Conversation, 20 May 2025
  • The sybaritic highwayman Macheath maneuvers between a cutthroat capitalist milieu (Mr. and Mrs. Peachum) and a corrupt police force (led by Tiger Brown) while seducing daughters from both worlds (Polly Peachum and Lucy Brown).
    Alex Ross, New Yorker, 14 Apr. 2025
Noun
  • Karen Piper Mitchell, a deputy state’s attorney, said witnesses in the car told authorities the argument was over a gun that a friend of Wells had stolen from Webber, and that Webber was upset Wells was still friends with the thief.
    Brian Witte, Fortune, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Karen Piper Mitchell, a deputy state's attorney, said witnesses in the car told authorities the argument was over a gun that a friend of Wells had stolen from Webber, and that Webber was upset Wells was still friends with the thief.
    ABC News, ABC News, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • His dread turned to panic when Hochheiser, 79, was unloaded at Villa Rosa III, a 48-bed assisted living home with peeling paint, burglar bars, barren planters and a history of poor care.
    Carol Marbin Miller, Miami Herald, 2 Apr. 2026
  • Their reports explained regretfully that the confrontation had prevented two officers from receiving awards for shooting burglars.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 1 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Their only hope is that more bubble teams lose, zero bid stealers lose, and maybe the committee even feels bad for leaving Darian DeVries out of the field last year, when DeVries’ West Virginia team was a shocking exclusion.
    Jim Root, New York Times, 13 Mar. 2026
  • The other scene stealer is Broadcast News alum Brooks.
    Tom Tapp, Deadline, 22 Jan. 2026
Noun
  • Tim Brinkhof The Past Julius Caesar was once captured by pirates.
    Big Think, Big Think, 25 Mar. 2026
  • The Orlando Boat Show also features a trout pond for young visitors, performances from Twiggy the Waterskiing Squirrel, a pirate magician and mermaid stilt walkers.
    Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 25 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Rottweilers, Doberman pinchers, Belgian Tervurens, and Siamese cats are most likely to get it, although any breed or mixed breed can be affected.
    Maria Azzurra Volpe, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
  • Some even report being pinched and yanked at while in the room, staff say the pincher is the ghost of a homeless little girl who occupied the vacant prison during the Great Depression.
    Paige Moore, AZCentral.com, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Footpad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/footpad. Accessed 4 Apr. 2026.

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