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Recent Examples of scratch pad
Blue Jackets fans have had two choices over the past couple of weeks … twiddle their thumbs or get out a scratch pad and start doodling lines and pairs with an eye toward the start of the 2024-25 season.
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Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 21 July 2024
To get to 90 percent utilization, IBM had to design the scratch pad with a huge read/write bandwidth, 192 gigabytes per second.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 July 2018
The desktop scratch pad has a laundry list of ideas to try in the coming months in my continuing effort to examine sports from different perspectives.
—Michael Casagrande | [email protected], al, 3 May 2023
Part scratching post, part toy, this round and standalone scratch pad features an insert for the cardboard scratchpads, which are easy to replace.
—Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2023
Beach Cat Scratcher House ($14.99; target.com) Give your cat the summer state of mind with this adorable scratch pad beach house.
—Kami Phillips, CNN Underscored, 25 June 2020
Jones Road’s site reveals easy, scratch pad-like breakdowns of scores of achievable makeup looks, shown on models of all races and ages.
—Laura Neilson, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 Nov. 2021
Each planter features a drainage hole, and comes with a matching saucer, mesh drainage net, and a protective scratch pad.
—Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2021
So keep a list of your favorites on a scratch pad somewhere and use it as your secret weapon.
—Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2021
Aaron Portzline, The Athletic, 21 July 2024
To get to 90 percent utilization, IBM had to design the scratch pad with a huge read/write bandwidth, 192 gigabytes per second.
—IEEE Spectrum, 2 July 2018
The desktop scratch pad has a laundry list of ideas to try in the coming months in my continuing effort to examine sports from different perspectives.
—Michael Casagrande | [email protected], al, 3 May 2023
Part scratching post, part toy, this round and standalone scratch pad features an insert for the cardboard scratchpads, which are easy to replace.
—Jessie Quinn, Peoplemag, 14 Apr. 2023
Beach Cat Scratcher House ($14.99; target.com) Give your cat the summer state of mind with this adorable scratch pad beach house.
—Kami Phillips, CNN Underscored, 25 June 2020
Jones Road’s site reveals easy, scratch pad-like breakdowns of scores of achievable makeup looks, shown on models of all races and ages.
—Laura Neilson, Harper's BAZAAR, 9 Nov. 2021
Each planter features a drainage hole, and comes with a matching saucer, mesh drainage net, and a protective scratch pad.
—Jennifer Aldrich, Better Homes & Gardens, 30 Sep. 2021
So keep a list of your favorites on a scratch pad somewhere and use it as your secret weapon.
—Steve Gardner, USA TODAY, 19 Mar. 2021
Recent Examples of Synonyms for scratch pad
Noun
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The boy had no choice but to sweep the tablets toward himself and then push them, two by two, into his outstretched palm.—
Karan Mahajan,
New Yorker,
3 July 2025
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Powering the tablet is the Kirin T92A a 7nm, octa-core silicon self-developed by Huawei.—
Ben Sin,
Forbes.com,
3 July 2025
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Staffers had to literally teach Lohner how to put his pads on, at first, as Utes head coach Kyle Whittingham recalled.—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
7 July 2025
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The yellow accents throughout the design are a nod to the iconic Sennheiser HD 414 headphones with their yellow foam ear pads which were a revolutionary leap forward in sound and style when they were first launched in 1968.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
Noun
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Yet their debut album turned out to be a surprise blockbuster, even in the U.S.A., usually the country where cool British bands go to die.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
9 July 2025
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Since his Pearl Jam years, Abbruzzese has kept busy, collaborating with artists such as Roger Hodgson (Supertramp) and contributing to projects like The Green Romance Orchestra and Joanna Connor’s blues album.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
9 July 2025
Noun
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Lists in hand and kids in tow, parents flock to their nearest Staples or Walmart or Target looking to grab those notebooks, binders and colored pencils that line the list.—
Kaitlyn Keegan,
Hartford Courant,
12 July 2025
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Amazon The Kindle Scribe (8/10, WIRED Recommends) combines an e-reader and a digital notebook into one.—
Simon Hill,
Wired News,
11 July 2025
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There are tangerine notepads scattered about, and she’s asked listeners to write down their initial impressions of the album.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
20 June 2025
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His pregnant wife Suzanne Belcher, riding shotgun, jotted Love’s gems down on a notepad.—
Elias Leight,
Billboard,
18 June 2025
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“Scratch pad.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/scratch%20pad. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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