as in notebooks
a number of sheets of writing paper glued together at one edge
used a different notepad for each class's notes
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Recent Examples of notepads
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.
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Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
Sarkisian, and several coaches across America, will have their notepads and pens handy this week as the College Football Playoff semifinals play out.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 7 Jan. 2026
So, consider this your call to leave your tear-out page notepads and sticky-notes in the last year.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2026
Officers had to take all notes on calls and cases on notepads.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
That smaller venture eventually led the couple to starting Rifle Paper, which now runs the gamut and offers everything from notepads and journals to spatulas and headboards.
—Katherine Polcari, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
Armed with popcorn, soda and notepads to jot down first impressions, the members of PEOPLE's movies team spent countless hours in theaters this year.
—Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
Henley, for his part, has maintained that the notepads were his property.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2025
Corcoran designs greeting cards, prints and notepads in a style that is nostalgic for expatriates, said Crawford, whose mother is an expat.
—Mars King, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2025
Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
Sarkisian, and several coaches across America, will have their notepads and pens handy this week as the College Football Playoff semifinals play out.
—David Eckert, Austin American Statesman, 7 Jan. 2026
So, consider this your call to leave your tear-out page notepads and sticky-notes in the last year.
—Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 6 Jan. 2026
Officers had to take all notes on calls and cases on notepads.
—Evy Lewis, Chicago Tribune, 6 Jan. 2026
That smaller venture eventually led the couple to starting Rifle Paper, which now runs the gamut and offers everything from notepads and journals to spatulas and headboards.
—Katherine Polcari, Southern Living, 28 Dec. 2025
Armed with popcorn, soda and notepads to jot down first impressions, the members of PEOPLE's movies team spent countless hours in theaters this year.
—Eric Andersson, PEOPLE, 20 Dec. 2025
Henley, for his part, has maintained that the notepads were his property.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 21 Nov. 2025
Corcoran designs greeting cards, prints and notepads in a style that is nostalgic for expatriates, said Crawford, whose mother is an expat.
—Mars King, Twin Cities, 7 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for notepads
Noun
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The best smart notebooks This smart notebook fits in a pocket, has 48 reusable pages and comes with the Pilot Frixion pen required for note-taking.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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Lunch boxes, markers, notebooks and notebook filler paper.—
Miami Herald Archives,
Miami Herald,
6 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Once the pads came on, Suamataia took virtually every first-team rep at left tackle.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
8 Jan. 2026
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Even one of the greatest ever to play this game, Joe Root, could not work out how to break free of the 36-year-old’s shackles here, failing to score a single run off him for 23 balls in a row before finally yielding to the python-like grip when missing one that homed in on his pads.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
7 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Smartphones Samsung’s mobile experience and networks businesses, tasked with developing and selling smartphones, tablets, wearables and other devices, posted weaker results in the fourth quarter.—
Dylan Butts,
CNBC,
28 Jan. 2026
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Most of these children were born during the pandemic and spent much of their infancy quarantined indoors, their earliest socialization filtered through the blue light of tablets and television, Aguet said.—
Christopher Buchanan,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Notepads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/notepads. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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