scratch pads

plural of scratch pad

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for scratch pads
Noun
  • This refers to the gap between students and families who had their own tablets, computers and high-speed internet, and those who did not.
    Janice Mak, The Conversation, 30 July 2026
  • MatePad Air with case Minor gripes include the keyboard missing a trackpad, which makes navigating not as seamless as Huawei’s higher-tier tablets.
    Ben Sin, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
Noun
  • But even in the passing portion of camp, before the pads come on, the Chiefs lined up under center.
    Sam McDowell July 31, Kansas City Star, 31 July 2026
  • With the pads not coming on until next week, the early practice sessions put more focus on technique and conditioning before the physicality ramps up on Monday.
    Nick Harris, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 July 2026
Noun
  • But in reality, 97 out of 141 eligible albums were never submitted for consideration, Roe said.
    Lisa Gutierrez, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
  • Perennially frail, sick, and gaunt, the ambient guitar composer had devoted his life to a sprawling catalog, some 40 albums wide, that resembles a matchstick model of paradise.
    Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 30 July 2026
Noun
  • Ostraca — pottery sherds that ancient people used as an inexpensive writing surface — served as the notepads and record books of their time.
    Ryan Brennan, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Written by Staprans on notepads in his San Francisco home, the play is credited as an inspiration to the pro-democracy movement that helped bring the fall of the Soviet Union.
    Sam Whiting, San Francisco Chronicle, 20 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • 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
  • Lunch boxes, markers, notebooks and notebook filler paper.
    Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 6 Aug. 2025
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“Scratch pads.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scratch%20pads. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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