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pad

[pad] / pæd /


VERB
protect with cushioning
Synonyms
Antonyms
WEAK
simplify uncomplicate




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Nina and Cody, ecstatic about visiting their neighborhood splash pad, run through fountains and hop in kiddie pools, but protagonist JJ is a bit more skeptical.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026

The past few decades, Elon Musk told them, had been “a dark age” for human space flight—one costly government program after another that failed to reach the pad.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

Lowe claimed she "did not ignore" the enforcement order, adding the dwelling was "not a luxury pad".

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

AST shares were north of $133 before a Blue Origin New Glenn rocket exploded on the pad, badly damaging launch infrastructure.

From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026

Then she wrote a bit more on her pad while I stared out the window.

From "Popcorn" by Rob Harrell




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