scratch pad

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Recent Examples of scratch pad Quick Notes, for example, is your new digital scratch pad for jotting down notes. Julian Chokkattu, Wired News, 30 Sep. 2025 In the company’s office at 57 Broadway, Mead pulled out a yellow scratch pad and jotted a profit-sharing proposal: McKim—42 percent; Mead—33 percent; White—25 percent. Henry Wiencek july 22, Literary Hub, 22 July 2025 Blue Jackets fans have had two choices over the past couple of weeks … twiddle their thumbs or get out a scratch pad and start doodling lines and pairs with an eye toward the start of the 2024-25 season. Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 21 July 2024 The desktop scratch pad has a laundry list of ideas to try in the coming months in my continuing effort to examine sports from different perspectives. Michael Casagrande | McAsagrande@al.com, al, 3 May 2023 Part scratching post, part toy, this round and standalone scratch pad features an insert for the cardboard scratchpads, which are easy to replace. Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2023 Jones Road’s site reveals easy, scratch pad-like breakdowns of scores of achievable makeup looks, shown on models of all races and ages. Laura Neilson, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 Nov. 2021 Beach Cat Scratcher House ($14.99; target.com) Give your cat the summer state of mind with this adorable scratch pad beach house. Kami Phillips, CNN Underscored, 25 June 2020 To get to 90 percent utilization, IBM had to design the scratch pad with a huge read/write bandwidth, 192 gigabytes per second. IEEE Spectrum, 2 July 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scratch pad
Noun
  • They were born and raised in the internet era and have been engaging with computers, tablets, smartphones, and other connected devices from an early age.
    Eleanor Pringle, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Bring a laptop or tablet along with some family information.
    Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • To prevent it from shifting, use a rug pad or corner grippers that secure it in place and stop the corners from curling.
    Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Oct. 2025
  • That pad will go on hiatus for a spell, however, as it's overhauled to accommodate Starship V3.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The following year, the duo’s producer admitted that Morvan and Pilatus lip-synced, confessing that their voices weren’t even on the album.
    Mark Gray, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
  • Their final album, Weapons, was released in 2012, shortly before Watkins’ arrest.
    Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 11 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Here’s our Week 6 Bills notebook.
    Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
  • The service does still offer a free version, but since the end of 2023, it’s been limited to one notebook with 50 notes.
    Rob Pegoraro, PC Magazine, 6 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Different fonts used for the same letters in a notepad.
    David Browne, Rolling Stone, 8 Oct. 2025
  • Pair it with a matching notepad for a thoughtful, personalized housewarming present.
    Kristi Kellogg, Architectural Digest, 7 Oct. 2025

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“Scratch pad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scratch%20pad. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.

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