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Recent Examples of footpad
Finally, lean the tool towards the side of the footpad.
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Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Adjustable footpads help remove any wobbliness on uneven surfaces.
—Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Apr. 2026
Only then will Artemis IV get the chance to press its footpads into the lunar soil, in 2028.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 28 Mar. 2026
The sturdy table has anti-slip footpads to keep it firmly in place.
—Melody Kazel, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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
Initially, the company founders indicated, the $300 footpads are targeted at diabetics who have lost sensitivity in their feet, but eventually FeetMe plans to make an athletic version for use in training.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 May 2015
Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
Adjustable footpads help remove any wobbliness on uneven surfaces.
—Paige Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 22 Apr. 2026
Only then will Artemis IV get the chance to press its footpads into the lunar soil, in 2028.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 28 Mar. 2026
The sturdy table has anti-slip footpads to keep it firmly in place.
—Melody Kazel, People.com, 25 Aug. 2025
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
Initially, the company founders indicated, the $300 footpads are targeted at diabetics who have lost sensitivity in their feet, but eventually FeetMe plans to make an athletic version for use in training.
—IEEE Spectrum, 20 May 2015
Recent Examples of Synonyms for footpad
Noun
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Sardinian bandits sometimes fought back with their own sense of justice, settling matters through raids, kidnappings, and violence.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
7 May 2026
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Residents of the Altamonte Springs neighborhood of Spring Oaks reported finding human feces on vehicles, mailboxes and in yards before surveillance video pointed the finger at her as the crapping bandit.—
Sean Joseph OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In at least one instance, the driver was able to fight off a gunman and force the would-be robbers to abandon their plan, prosecutors said.—
Caleb Lunetta,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 May 2026
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On his way back he was beaten by robbers.—
Sarah Moreno
Updated April 29,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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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
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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
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The driver was identified as 55-year-old Aurora resident Larry Barnes, whom police describe as a prolific car thief with a lengthy and troubling history of arrests, including numerous drug distribution cases, assault on a peace officer, burglary and other offenses.—
Stepheny Price,
FOXNews.com,
6 May 2026
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Vandals stole the control stick out of an R train in December while it was parked underground in southern Brooklyn, a month after an unknown thief absconded with two-way radios from a specialized work train parked in the Coney Island Yard.—
Evan Simko-Bednarski,
New York Daily News,
6 May 2026
Noun
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Investigators searched the vehicle and uncovered black and orange medical gloves, a black fleece face mask, a black hooded zip sweatshirt and other items used by the burglar.—
Frederick Sutton Sinclair,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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Police said burglars used tools to smash through the vehicles’ windows and were investigating possible connections to reported auto burglaries at Larkspur Landing Extended Stay Suites, also in the 1900 block of Taylor Road, authorities said.—
Darrell Smith,
Sacbee.com,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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This match could be a show-stealer.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2026
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Kim has better defense and is a base-stealer.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The big pirate ship on her head.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
10 May 2026
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Although the flowers are quite lovely and attract native bees and minute pirate bugs (an insect that feeds on thrips, spider mites, and aphids), plants can become weedy if allowed to set seed.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
9 May 2026
Noun
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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
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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 11 May. 2026.
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