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padding

[pad-ing] / ˈpæd ɪŋ /
NOUN
stuffing
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Les Bleus, as the team is known, will be perusing the breakfast buffet and padding around the plush carpets of Boston’s Four Seasons.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 7, 2026

A switch of footwear and extra padding helped the world number two from Northern Ireland as he sought to complete his preparations for the second major of the year.

From BBC • May 13, 2026

Egyptian immigrants Azzam and Samra Ahmed are padding their savings by performing for bots in their one-bedroom apartment in Pasadena.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 12, 2026

It requires padding, helmets, tape, playbooks, film and 22 players.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 6, 2026

Over on my left a twig snapped and there was a padding of soft feet.

From "Summer of the Monkeys" by Wilson Rawls




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