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heating pad

American  

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

She raises up a heating pad — nicknamed Jake Ryan after the brooding heartthrob in “Sixteen Candles” — that’s been warming her body.

From Los Angeles Times Mar. 3, 2026

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

Rummy after lunch, a heating pad on the breast, wearing a mastectomy bra that I lied about and said was given to me free in order to avoid arguing about the cost.

From New York Times May 1, 2024

The only used drawer in the bureau contained a jar of Vick’s Vaporub, Kleenex, an electric heating pad, a number of white nightgowns, and white cotton socks.

From "In Cold Blood" by Truman Capote

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