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as in exaggeration
the representation of something in terms that go beyond the facts
that feature writer is sometimes guilty of padding, since his stories often contain colorful details that can't be verified
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as in exaggerating
to add to the interest of by including made-up details
the journalist was fired for padding certain stories to make them more interesting
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as in walking
to go on foot
a cat padded silently by
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Christopher Murray
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During testing, our editor noted how the heel padding and flexible build encouraged natural movement while keeping joints and arches well-supported.
—Lauren Paige Richeson, Health, 30 June 2025
There is no need to rehash the 6-foot-3, 235-pound Sheets’ two runs into the wall — once with his body leaving an imprint in the padding and knocking him from the game and the other with his glove falling off and going over the wall while the ball hit about three feet below the top of the wall.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2025
This padding creates a supportive cradle, allowing your cat to sleep comfortably and securely.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
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Triangle swimsuit top metallic skin: $60 Remove and add padding as needed to this metallic triangle swimsuit top.
—Christopher Murray
May Earn A Commission If You Buy Through Our Referral Links. This Content Was Created By A Team That Works Independently From The Fox Newsroom., FOXNews.com, 31 May 2025
During testing, our editor noted how the heel padding and flexible build encouraged natural movement while keeping joints and arches well-supported.
—Lauren Paige Richeson, Health, 30 June 2025
There is no need to rehash the 6-foot-3, 235-pound Sheets’ two runs into the wall — once with his body leaving an imprint in the padding and knocking him from the game and the other with his glove falling off and going over the wall while the ball hit about three feet below the top of the wall.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 June 2025
This padding creates a supportive cradle, allowing your cat to sleep comfortably and securely.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for padding
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The mozzarella in the filling mixture sort of serves as a binder or glue; without it, the cream cheese filling would be all oozy and might squish out of the chicken.—
Ann Taylor Pittman,
Southern Living,
13 July 2025
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The chief dentist leads and manages dental care services for patients, including exams, cleanings, fillings, oral surgery and other treatments based on patient needs.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
11 July 2025
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The hinge-less part may have been an exaggeration, for someone who’s likely as much of a control freak as Halsey.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
9 July 2025
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Pew’s findings confirm one of Trump’s most remarkable accomplishments — one so unlikely that professional Latinos long dismissed his election gains as exaggerations.—
Gustavo Arellano,
Los Angeles Times,
2 July 2025
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Create Tension Between Competing Models Most AI systems are trained to optimize a single outcome: reduce costs, minimize delays, increase fill rate.—
Shekar Natarajan,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2025
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The new app offers capabilities such as generative fill, generative expand, text to image, text to video, and image to video.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
17 June 2025
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This set of six bags includes four different-sized packing cubes alongside a handy shoe bag and a pouch for delicates.—
Merrell Readman,
Travel + Leisure,
10 July 2025
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This strategy led to improvements in high-dimensional sphere packing.—
Joseph Howlett,
Quanta Magazine,
7 July 2025
Noun
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Is skin booster better than filler or microneedling? Skin boosters, fillers, microneedling, and other aesthetic treatments all serve different purposes.—
Audrey Noble,
Vogue,
7 July 2025
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In 2016, the Big Bang Theory star opened up to Women's Health about her past procedures, telling the magazine that she's had rhinoplasty, breast augmentation and fillers in her neck.—
Maria Yagoda,
People.com,
5 July 2025
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Many of Kidman’s better wigs are blonde or shoulder length, but this unfortunately doesn’t ring true for the HBO movie Hemingway & Gellhorn, which stars Clive Owen as a caricature of Ernest Hemingway and a Golden Globe–nominated Kidman as his wife, the journalist Martha Gellhorn.—
Jihane Bousfiha,
Vulture,
2 July 2025
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Despite this blanket ban on racist caricatures, the hateful Veo 3 videos appear to be spreading unchecked.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
2 July 2025
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The summery style is made of Togo leather and finished off with silk embroidery by Dellaluna’s artisans.—
Miles Socha,
Footwear News,
1 July 2025
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Other worthwhile features include a back-zip pocket with a hidden hook that attaches to fences, a magnetic shoulder strap that can also be worn across the back and optional monogram embroidery.—
Eric Twardzik,
Robb Report,
30 June 2025
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Similar studies also led the European Union to restrict food coloring.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA Today,
12 July 2025
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With their milkweed diet being a core tenet to how monarchs protect themselves from predators, other butterfly species have evolved to resemble monarchs’ coloring as a way to gain protection.—
Muqsit Ashraf,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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“Padding.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/padding. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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