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notepad

[noht-pad] / ˈnoʊtˌpæd /


NOUN
scratch pad
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She rarely looked down at her notepad, unlike Raman.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 14, 2026

Then he eyed the canvas tote bag where I’d stashed a notepad and some audio gear.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

“I begin each morning with a head full of dreams, a notepad full of ideas, and a cup or two of coffee,” says Parton in the statement.

From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026

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

She looked back to see her mom jotting something on a notepad.

From "Aru Shah and the End of Time" by Roshani Chokshi

Every day in the courtroom, Greg Brockman, the president and co-founder of OpenAI, took extensive notes on yellow notepads.

From Barron's ● May 18, 2026

While he would usually import items for his shop, like office supplies, pens and notepads, the lack of foreign exchange means he is now trying to access goods locally.

From BBC ● Jun. 27, 2025

A similar message is written in marker on the front page of each of his notepads:

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 29, 2024

Many of the jurors jotted notes throughout her testimony, peering up from notepads and alternating their gaze from Daniels in the witness box to the lawyers questioning her from a lectern.

From Seattle Times ● May 7, 2024

He was surrounded by a couple dozen reporters, notepads and pencils ready to write down everything he said.

From "Spooked!" by Gail Jarrow


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