padding
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A widened shot to win the championship should incentivize schools to stop the padding and play tougher opponents.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 21, 2026
“Do I need to hire more people? Is this going to slow down at all?” says Porter, who attributes the surge in part to stock-market gains padding boomers’ retirement savings.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 15, 2026
To her, lily padding is the future of work, not just a trend, as people who follow the tactic try to reach more senior roles and higher pay.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
To achieve a similar impact, Johnson appears to be wearing a muscular silicone suit over his 6-foot-5 frame, but the extra padding just makes his head look puny.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
“Fabulous,” said Charles, padding into the kitchen, his moist feet tracking prints that evaporated instantly on the shiny, tomato-red linoleum.
From "The Secret History" by Donna Tartt
The freshly dead were still encased in woolen paddings or blue uniforms.
From Time Magazine Archive
Certain types are specially treated, dyed black, tan or other colour, or left in their natural colour, stiffened and used for paddings and linings for cheap clothing, boots, shoes, bags and other articles.
From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 4 "Hero" to "Hindu Chronology" by Various
The deep border of fur round the velvet, the warm waddings and paddings, the close fit up to the throat, were excellencies which warranted Janey's tour of inspection.
From Phoebe, Junior by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
And billah, she has stuffings and paddings, too.
From The Book of Khalid by Ameen Fares Rihani
I have got rid of the trammels pretty well,—haven't I?—have unshackled myself, and thrown off the paddings, and the wrappings, and the swaddling clothes.
From He Knew He Was Right by Anthony Trollope
