paddings

plural of padding
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as in fillings
soft material that is used to fill the hollow parts of something the padding is leaking out of that pillow

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as in embroideries
the representation of something in terms that go beyond the facts that feature writer is sometimes guilty of padding, since his stories often contain colorful details that can't be verified

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Noun
  • Drake’s stardom is, seemingly in Lamar’s eyes, hollow, built on a foundation of falsehoods, or at least exaggerations, and done without principles.
    Hanif Abdurraqib, The New Yorker, 9 Dec. 2024
  • Waite, a Family Guy writer, posits plenty of amusing observations and wild exaggerations in this breezy gift book about all the undignified, likely, and unlikely ways that one could suddenly get gotten.
    Brian Boone, Vulture, 6 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • These subtle enhancements are typically a baby wing with a black pigment or even a deep chocolate brown along the waterline.
    Kiana Murden, Vogue, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The gems are from Tanzania and are without heat treatment or clarity enhancements.
    Anthony DeMarco, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
Noun
  • The actress, who portrays Bob Dylan’s girlfriend in James Mangold’s new biopic, walked the red carpet in a sleek Gucci gown with crystal embellishments.
    Hannah Malach, WWD, 11 Dec. 2024
  • Arrange your ingredients in Christmas-friendly shapes, like trees or snowflakes, or simply pile them high with fitting embellishments.
    Rai Mincey, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Paddings.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paddings. Accessed 14 Dec. 2024.

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