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pad

noun as in tablet of paper

noun as in dwelling, room

verb as in protect with cushioning

verb as in elaborate, amplify

verb as in walk quietly; walk ploddingly

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“Too many corporations raise prices to pad the profits, charging more and more for less and less,” he said, before nodding to the Shrinkflation Prevention Act, a bill proposed by Democratic Sen. Bob Casey that seeks to “direct the Federal Trade Commission to issue regulations to establish shrinkflation as an unfair or deceptive act or practice.”

From Salon

Countless car commercials were filmed at the Vista Del Valle lookout point, a helicopter landing pad about midway through my walk with sweeping views of the city.

Silicon Valley billionaires will pad their profits by spewing hate online, various parts of our government will be effectively up for sale to lobbyists and contractors, oppressive regimes abroad will be emboldened to attack their neighbors, and Trump himself will relentlessly attack journalists.

From Slate

A Senate seat can also be a launching pad for higher office, as was the case for Harris, President Nixon and California Gov. Pete Wilson.

And she’s right, there’s no real playground, certainly no splash pad.

From Salon

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

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