pads
Example Sentences
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Brittany Harris-Nelson describes her career journey so far as being like "a frog moving across lily pads".
From BBC ● Jul. 14, 2026
A smart and entertaining heist story unfolds, which Mr. Rich pads out with a less convincing subplot about Tim’s doomed affair with Virginia.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 10, 2026
It opened with concrete floors and later received Marley flooring from Live Arts Los Angeles, which closed in August 2023, and foam pads from ICA LA’s “Infinite Rehearsal” exhibition, which ran until January 2024.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 30, 2026
"The ants it preys on have adhesive pads on their feet, so the contraction of the bundle of tension lines has to overcome a force of many times the ant's body weight to lift it."
From Science Daily ● Jun. 26, 2026
If the nilas is disturbed by wind, the ice forms rounded discs called pancakes, which look something like white lily pads with their edges turned up.
From "Shipwreck at the Bottom of the World" by Jennifer Armstrong
