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heating pad

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noun

heating pads plural
  1. a flexible fabric-covered pad containing insulated electrical heating elements for applying heat especially to the body.


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Anytime I wasn’t at a show, I just went back to the hotel and got into bed with a heating pad and I didn’t get out.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

More recently, he was caught curled up asleep on his own heating pad.

From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 3, 2025

A heating pad costs 25% more at $24.96 this year…A fishing reel at Walmart jumped to $83.26 from $57.37.”

From Salon • Aug. 20, 2025

But after several hours wrapped in an electric heating pad, the woman woke up, The Times reported, and she ultimately recovered with no serious lasting damage.

From New York Times • Jan. 27, 2024

The electric heater, the heating pad, and the electric blanket.

From "The Dead and the Gone" by Susan Beth Pfeffer

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