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as in bed
a place set aside for sleeping
I went back to my pad to get some rest
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as in roof
the place where one lives
welcome to my pad
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as in to exaggerate
to add to the interest of by including made-up details
the journalist was fired for padding certain stories to make them more interesting
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as in to walk
to go on foot
a cat padded silently by
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Recent Examples of pad
John Archer, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
The launch pad endured a lightning strike on April 27, but SpaceX said the rocket was healthy for the attempt.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2025
Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 30 Apr. 2025
Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Meta, was testifying in an antitrust case brought by the FTC alleging Meta gobbled up rivals as a way to preserve its power and pad its bottom line.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 15 Apr. 2025
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Noun
Also on show as part of the APEX scheme is the world’s first natural-spectrum slim pad display, a 12.1-inch tablet that uses natural spectrum backlighting to combine eye-care benefits with enhanced brightness and slimness for portable productivity.
—John Archer, Forbes.com, 14 May 2025
The launch pad endured a lightning strike on April 27, but SpaceX said the rocket was healthy for the attempt.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 May 2025
Verb
Most of the union’s top brass padded their paychecks with overtime on top of six-figure union stipends.
—Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 30 Apr. 2025
Zuckerberg, the chief executive of Meta, was testifying in an antitrust case brought by the FTC alleging Meta gobbled up rivals as a way to preserve its power and pad its bottom line.
—Bobby Allyn, NPR, 15 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pad
Noun
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Her corresponding notebook, under glass nearby, explains these diagrams in charmingly factual prose.—
Walker Mimms,
New York Times,
15 May 2025
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Al Bayoumi was seen on video casing the Capitol in the summer of 1999, pointing out Congress, the Washington Monument, the skyline and jotting down in a notebook a formula to calculate the rate of descent.—
Boston Herald editorial staff,
Boston Herald,
13 May 2025
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Eighteen hospital beds in the surgical department, including eight in the intensive care unit, were lost as a result.—
Dr. Ewelina U. Ochab,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2025
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The body of 35-year-old Jeanie Childs was discovered partially under the bed.—
Jordan Kinsey,
CBS News,
17 May 2025
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Eric is often the buffer between Justin and Dawn, able to set boundaries while giving Justin more leeway to grow up and have natural experiences.—
Meagan Jordan,
Rolling Stone,
16 May 2025
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Build in transition periods: Allow buffer time between different roles to shift gears mentally.—
Caroline Castrillon,
Forbes.com,
13 May 2025
Noun
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Additionally, the bill earmarks funds for essential maintenance at JSC, including HVAC renewals, electrical upgrades, asbestos mitigation and roof repairs.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
15 May 2025
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The vehicle then struck a tree and eventually came to rest on its roof, according to the warrant affidavit.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
15 May 2025
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Tablet Deals The Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite is a solid Android tablet for sketching, note-taking, and general creative work.—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
20 May 2025
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My wife, Cristina, walked up just as the first space photo streamed to my tablet.—
Jarred Roberts,
The Conversation,
20 May 2025
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Using a telescope made from second hand parts, including part of an old wooden couch, David Wilson captured the dramatic solar event on May 7, from his backyard observatory in Inverness, Scotland.—
Maria Azzurra Volpe,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
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Then, retire to the spacious living room to sip a digestif on one of the large couches.—
Shannon Sharpe,
Architectural Digest,
14 May 2025
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That cushion held through the rest of the game but the Wings were able to claw into the lead as the Lynx’s 3-point shooting cooled in the second half.—
Chantel Jennings,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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There are about 114 billion pennies currently in circulation in the United States, the Treasury says, with an untold number buried in sofa cushions or rattling around under car floor mats.—
Dave Goldiner,
New York Daily News,
22 May 2025
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When the production version of the Hyundai Ioniq 9 was unveiled at the iconic Sheats-Goldstein residence in Beverly Hills, California in 2024, the fast-moving brand’s style sense was on full display.—
Kristin Shaw,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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There’s a touch of whimsy to this cottage-style residence in Reisterstown, as though the builder chuckled all through its construction on a quiet cul-de-sac near Liberty Reservoir.—
Mike Klingaman,
Baltimore Sun,
22 May 2025
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“Pad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pad. Accessed 27 May. 2025.
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