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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

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

A heating pad pressed on a particularly tight area of your lower back can help it feel looser after a long day of lifting boxes or hunching at your computer.

From Seattle Times ● Jun. 3, 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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