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pad

[pad] / pæd /


VERB
protect with cushioning
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
simplify uncomplicate




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Tonight, all attention will turn to Launch Pad 39B - the same historic stretch of concrete from which the US Apollo programme first landed men on the Moon in 1969.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The Bwarm Organic Wool Multi-Zone Pro Heated Mattress Pad has an Australian merino top that feels great against the skin.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 23, 2026

I downloaded Atlas and asked it to order Pad Thai on Uber Eats from my favorite local Thai restaurant.

From Barron's • Oct. 22, 2025

The Pad was lambasted in the print-shop windows where caricaturists laid into all the ludicrous fashions: bums, breasts, bellies, skirts, hats, and hair.

From Slate • Jul. 21, 2025

“We need to keep this angel warm. Put her in one of the bread pans. Pad it with a blanket first. Then set it on the oven door.”

From "Hattie Big Sky" by Kirby Larson




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