padding
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Those who describe their career strategies as "lily padding" are always on the lookout for the next opportunity.
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
In terms of narrative, however, there is not enough to sustain a full season without some serious padding.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 9, 2026
There was Molly Hollis, a middle-aged, Midwestern former schoolteacher whose creation required body padding and a wig; a flamboyant redhead; a nearly invisible elderly woman; and, most uncannily, Reichl’s own mother.
From Salon ● Jul. 5, 2026
The new robotaxi features a lighter interior color palette, added padding, and ergonomic curves in the seats and headrests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 24, 2026
George and Owen watched in stunned silence as the big polar bear ripped away another piece of foam padding and chewed on it.
From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz
The freshly dead were still encased in woolen paddings or blue uniforms.
From Time Magazine Archive
The deep border of fur round the velvet, the warm waddings and paddings, the close fit up to the throat, were excellencies which warranted Janey's tour of inspection.
From Phoebe, Junior by Mrs. (Margaret) Oliphant
The book, when pulled to pieces, without end papers and sewing, should be about one-sixth thinner than with the paddings of the cover, thin books, of course, a little more.
From Practical Bookbinding by Paul Adam
Then there was the sound of crashing and of paddings, and abruptly the noise was diminishing as if its source were moving farther away.
From The Fifth-Dimension Tube by Murray Leinster
Observe the “antediluvian” shape of the bat—no paddings on the legs.
From Pickwickian Manners and Customs by Percy Hethrington Fitzgerald
