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pad

noun as in tablet of paper

verb as in protect with cushioning

verb as in walk quietly; walk ploddingly

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It is the latest signal that competition is intense as the biggest pharmaceutical companies scramble to pad their drug pipelines.

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And pitches don’t break, sink or cut as effectively as they do at lower altitudes, transforming Coors Field into a launching pad unlike anywhere in the majors.

He added padding so the pumpkin didn’t split when he drove over bumps.

The Ashes phony war began in the summer when David Warner described Root's front pad as a "surfboard", suggesting he is an lbw candidate.

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"Should I feel anything?" asks the beady-eyed man, sitting in a padded cell with handcuffs around his wrists.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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