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notepad

[noht-pad] / ˈnoʊtˌpæd /


NOUN
scratch pad
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The Skomer team set out on a calm, clear evening with binoculars and notepad in hand to count every single puffin on land, in the sky and at sea.

From BBC • Apr. 22, 2026

Tax pros who bill by the hour might put down their notepad and look away from their computer screen to indicate that they’re not charging for their time.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 13, 2026

“The one thing that was written in the notepad that I do recall was, ‘Do not smoke.’”

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 26, 2026

The top US diplomat then reached over and took a pen and a White House notepad from Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller to his right.

From Barron's • Oct. 9, 2025

He pulled a small notepad from his jacket pocket and jotted down some notations, all the while looking back and forth from the pad to the glass of water.

From "Moon Over Manifest" by Clare Vanderpool




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