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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
Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
Starship got off the pad successfully, and its two stages — the Super Heavy booster and Ship spacecraft — separated on time.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Fox News Staff, Fox News, 11 Dec. 2024
Gustavo Gimeno conducts; reliables by Ravel and Barber pad out the rest of the program.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
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Noun
While the launch ended with one major accomplishment – the second-ever successful return of the rocket booster to the launch pad – the Starship spacecraft itself was lost during the flight and was witnessed exploding in the sky.
—Eric Lagatta, USA TODAY, 18 Jan. 2025
Starship got off the pad successfully, and its two stages — the Super Heavy booster and Ship spacecraft — separated on time.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 17 Jan. 2025
Verb
The victory also padded Pittsburgh’s lead in the AFC North.
—Fox News Staff, Fox News, 11 Dec. 2024
Gustavo Gimeno conducts; reliables by Ravel and Barber pad out the rest of the program.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 9 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pad
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Famously, Jane filled her bag with items for real life, stuffing them to the brim with notebooks, newspapers, flowers, and day-to-day belongings.—
Cortne Bonilla,
Vogue,
22 Jan. 2025
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Little did fans know how much that had been on her mind – and in her notebook.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA TODAY,
21 Jan. 2025
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In the movie, Meg Ryan delivers her iconic faux orgasm to prove to Crystal's Harry that women have no problems faking it in bed.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
Newsweek,
30 Jan. 2025
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The bill includes more than $500 million in funding and new provisions that are meant to help with one of the Trump administration’s biggest needs right now: detention beds at the local and state level that U.S. immigration and Customs Enforcement can access.—
Ana Ceballos,
Miami Herald,
29 Jan. 2025
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BlackRock , the world’s largest asset manager, launched its first buffer fund products in 2023.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
27 Jan. 2025
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For example, 17 years elapsed between the Dallas-Pittsburgh duel in ’79 and the Troy Aikman-Neil O’Donnell version in 1996, while a 13-year buffer stood between the Pats-Eagles bookends.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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The weight of the snow that had collected atop the theater caused its flat roof to buckle, splitting it down the middle and onto the movie house’s concrete balcony.—
Laura Kiniry,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 Jan. 2025
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Toro gave the seven-story townhouse a grand makeover including an indoor pool, roof terrace, and artisanal furniture.—
Katie Schultz,
Architectural Digest,
27 Jan. 2025
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Healthcare providers sometimes prescribe short-term systemic corticosteroids (pills or tablets) to reduce severe inflammation.—
Lindsay Curtis,
Health,
19 Jan. 2025
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This test compares midrange Windows and macOS systems, tablets, and smartphones.—
PCMAG,
PCMAG,
19 Jan. 2025
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Within moments of entering our lavish suite — complete with a claw-foot tub and plush plaid couches arranged around a fireplace — my daughter noticed a secret door in the wall.—
Leslie Jamison,
Travel + Leisure,
23 Jan. 2025
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This should be done weekly and before deep cleaning the couch.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
22 Jan. 2025
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Many items are available off the rack, like certain clothes, bags, cushion covers and scarves.—
Terry Elward,
Forbes,
24 Jan. 2025
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To help remove odors, sprinkle the leather and under the cushions with baking soda.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
22 Jan. 2025
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For example, the tax code allows taxpayers to exclude from their income amounts received from insurance for the temporary additional living expenses created by the wildfire resulting from the loss of the taxpayer’s principal residence.—
Robert W. Wood,
Forbes,
22 Jan. 2025
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Officers made several attempts to make contact with Esposito, who eventually came out of his residence and was taken into police custody, according to Murgo.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
21 Jan. 2025
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“Pad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pad. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.
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