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the journalist was fired for padding certain stories to make them more interesting
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Recent Examples of padded
Riley Jones, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
Keep your dog safe and stylish with this reflective collar, featuring bright earth-tone colors and soft, padded material.
—Jessica Moore, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
And the padded support and cupholders will elevate any outdoor experience.
—Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2025
In addition to a padded sleeve that can accommodate a 13-inch laptop, the bag also has multiple slip and zippered pockets.
—Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
The Super Cruiser sports an elevated handlebar, a padded Saddlemen seat with prominent back support, and a café-style quarter fairing by Memphis Shades.
—New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2025
Not to mention, the boots are also constructed with a padded insole to cushion your feet.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
Featuring a solid wooden construction, metal swivel base, and barrel-style back with a padded seat and backrest, it’s built to last for years of movie nights and late-night conversations.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2025
The Gym Monster 2 also works with a pair of padded cuffs that wrap around your ankles for leg exercises.
—PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2025
They better be padded up, because here comes the pain.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
Bregman’s tremendous performance before his injury padded his overall stat line.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
But against the Jets, Horn padded his highlight reel and stat sheet with a pair of exceptional plays on the ball.
—Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2025
It’s lightly padded with memory foam that gives the cups some shape without sacrificing comfort.
—Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Manny Machado padded the lead with a two-run homer in the fifth inning.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
While sneakers work fine, boots are a better alternative, as they’re often designed with weatherproof materials, anti-slip outsoles, and padded insoles for all-day comfort.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
Areas closest to the end of the spigot are padded.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Verb
Like Carter’s design, the new pairs come in classic wheat and black colorways and feature the boot’s traditional padded leather collars and rubber outsoles.
—Riley Jones, Footwear News, 21 Oct. 2025
Keep your dog safe and stylish with this reflective collar, featuring bright earth-tone colors and soft, padded material.
—Jessica Moore, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
And the padded support and cupholders will elevate any outdoor experience.
—Genevieve Cepeda, Travel + Leisure, 8 Oct. 2025
In addition to a padded sleeve that can accommodate a 13-inch laptop, the bag also has multiple slip and zippered pockets.
—Rachel Trujillo, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
The Super Cruiser sports an elevated handlebar, a padded Saddlemen seat with prominent back support, and a café-style quarter fairing by Memphis Shades.
—New Atlas, 6 Oct. 2025
Not to mention, the boots are also constructed with a padded insole to cushion your feet.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
Featuring a solid wooden construction, metal swivel base, and barrel-style back with a padded seat and backrest, it’s built to last for years of movie nights and late-night conversations.
—Mariana Best, Better Homes & Gardens, 26 Sep. 2025
The Gym Monster 2 also works with a pair of padded cuffs that wrap around your ankles for leg exercises.
—PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Season one may only be six episodes, but it’s padded out with meandering subplots, vague teases for a second-season mystery, and one overly long and slow-motion-dependent scene at a nightclub.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 Oct. 2025
They better be padded up, because here comes the pain.
—Jackie Strause, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
Bregman’s tremendous performance before his injury padded his overall stat line.
—Gabrielle Starr, Boston Herald, 23 Oct. 2025
But against the Jets, Horn padded his highlight reel and stat sheet with a pair of exceptional plays on the ball.
—Charlotte Observer, 20 Oct. 2025
It’s lightly padded with memory foam that gives the cups some shape without sacrificing comfort.
—Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 8 Oct. 2025
Manny Machado padded the lead with a two-run homer in the fifth inning.
—Ben Verbrugge, MSNBC Newsweek, 2 Oct. 2025
While sneakers work fine, boots are a better alternative, as they’re often designed with weatherproof materials, anti-slip outsoles, and padded insoles for all-day comfort.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2025
Areas closest to the end of the spigot are padded.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 26 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for padded
Adjective
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America’s health care system is straining under the twin pressures of an aging population and a stretched pool of health care providers.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
20 Oct. 2025
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Despite this pullback, the stock still trades at a stretched nine times trailing revenue—well above its historical average of three times.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The embroidered panel involves a staggering 440,000 stitches.—
Howard Walker,
Robb Report,
22 Oct. 2025
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Lace slips and embroidered skirts stood out as favorites.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
8 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Finasteride, prescribed for hair loss or enlarged prostate, and bicalutamide, used in prostate cancer treatment, can shift testosterone’s effects and allow breast tissue to grow.—
Dr. Jamin Brahmbhatt,
CNN Money,
26 Oct. 2025
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For those who develop enlarged hemorrhoids during pregnancy, the discomfort can feel especially impossible to ignore.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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At the Casamigos Halloween Party, the singer wore an embellished Dodgers baseball uniform, a replica of the ensemble Elton John wore for his concerts at Dodger Stadium in 1975.—
Catherine Santino,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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Draped in orange velvet curtains, layered with vintage rugs and filled with embellished pieces that feel as if they’ve been discovered in another time, the space is designed to create an atmosphere that blurs the line between fashion and fantasy.—
Lisa Lockwood,
Footwear News,
24 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Suarez blames too many New Yorkers moving in for the inflated real-estate prices.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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In high-cost coastal cities, higher incomes tend to offset the inflated prices.—
Deirdre Bardolf,
FOXNews.com,
23 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Reports of Brigitte Bardot's death have been greatly exaggerated — and the French actress isn't happy about it.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Oct. 2025
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Aknvas also chose a light and bright wash for mini dresses, with exaggerated ruffles and lacing details.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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For the Fed, which was raising interest rates in 2023 and 2024, this meant that policy decisions may have been based on an overstated view of economic strength.—
Jeff Gapusan,
Forbes.com,
17 Sep. 2025
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Getty Images The committee's move followed a June Federal Railroad Administration compliance review that concluded the California High-Speed Rail Authority lacked a viable path to complete the project on time or on budget and flagged overstated ridership projections and other management failures.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Aug. 2025
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“Padded.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/padded. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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