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Recent Examples of scratch pad
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.
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Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 21 July 2024
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
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
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
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
Each planter features a drainage hole, and comes with a matching saucer, mesh drainage net, and a protective scratch pad.
—Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2021
So keep a list of your favorites on a scratch pad somewhere and use it as your secret weapon.
—Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2021
Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 21 July 2024
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
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
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
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
Each planter features a drainage hole, and comes with a matching saucer, mesh drainage net, and a protective scratch pad.
—Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2021
So keep a list of your favorites on a scratch pad somewhere and use it as your secret weapon.
—Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scratch pad
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When standing in the presence of a treasure, perhaps a neolithic fertility figure or Egyptian tablet, an icon pops up in the top-left-hand corner of the screen encouraging you to take a picture.Lewis Gordon, Vulture, 18 Dec. 2024
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One of the earliest tablets inscribed with the Ten Commandments is scheduled to go up for auction at Sotheby's on Wednesday.Sarah Ventre, NPR, 16 Dec. 2024
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Instead, Blue Origin's launch team loaded cryogenic propellants into the New Glenn rocket on the launch pad, but stopped short of igniting the main engines.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 20 Dec. 2024
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But Florida reclaimed the lead before the first was over, and Fleury temporarily prevented further trouble midway through the second, thwarting Tomas Nosek’s breakaway rush to the net with a pad save.Jess Myers, Twin Cities, 19 Dec. 2024
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Adjusted for inflation, a monthly subscription to an audio streaming service, allowing convenient access to a sizable chunk of the history of recorded music, costs much less than a single album once did.Hua Hsu, The New Yorker, 23 Dec. 2024
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Perhaps that’s why one of the leading lights of the L.A. beat scene hasn’t released a full-length album in five years.Al Shipley, SPIN, 23 Dec. 2024
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The company's bread and butter was school supplies — folders, Trapper Keepers, notebooks — all boasting Frank's signature aesthetic of cute animals and neon colors.Anya Jaremko-Greenwold, The Week US, theweek, 17 Dec. 2024
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Separate notes in a spiral notebook allegedly found on Mangione included to-do lists to facilitate a killing and references to the Unabomber, a law enforcement source briefed on the matter told CNN.Dalia Faheid, CNN, 15 Dec. 2024
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The songs Dylan composes, scrawling the lyrics on notepads, often in the wee hours, consume and define him.Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 10 Dec. 2024
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The hearing also centered on notepads seized from Combs’ cell, which were subject to a debate over attorney-client privilege.Joseph Wilkinson, New York Daily News, 27 Nov. 2024
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“Scratch pad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scratch%20pad. Accessed 5 Jan. 2025.
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