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Recent Examples of scratch pad
Quick Notes, for example, is your new digital scratch pad for jotting down notes.
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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
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
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Alternatives to typical iron supplements to consider include intravenous (IV) iron, slow-release oral iron tablets, and dietary iron.—
Emmanuella Ogbonna,
Health,
31 Oct. 2025
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The city will add six new vehicles to its fleet and install tablets in all trucks for real-time tracking.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The sky-high, three-bedroom pad features 2,542 square feet of chic interiors by Johnson Naylor, a private rooftop terrace of 858 square feet, and balconies on both levels.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
4 Nov. 2025
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The removable compression pad tamps everything down tight.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The music producer is responsible for mastering Springsteen’s Nebraska album, which required him to convert unprocessed cassette demos into high-quality audio.—
Rebecca Aizin,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Dave Cobb, the Grammy-winning producer known for his work with Chris Stapleton, Jason Isbell, and Brandi Carlile, serves as soundtrack producer of the film and produced Greta Van Fleet’s 2023 Starcatcher album and a string of LPs by Rival Sons, including 2018’s stellar Feral Roots.—
Joseph Hudak,
Rolling Stone,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Her younger brother, Jonathan (Elliot Fullam), is obsessed with Art the Clown after discovering a drawing of the slasher in their dad’s notebook.—
Declan Gallagher,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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A certain James Gunn must have heeded this message, while doodling the Mighty Crabjoys logo in his notebook.—
Sergio Pereira,
Space.com,
29 Oct. 2025
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Father denies abuse Dennis looked down and scribbled on a notepad throughout most of Wednesday’s testimony.—
Grethel Aguila,
Miami Herald,
30 Oct. 2025
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Cliff Questel While video played of a graphic scene featuring a deputy trying to render aid to Massey after the shooting, one juror covered her eyes with a notepad.—
Selina Guevara,
NBC news,
22 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Scratch pad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scratch%20pad. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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