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notepad

American  
[noht-pad] / ˈnoʊtˌpæd /

noun

  • notepads
    plural
  1. a pad of blank pages for writing notes.


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Noun Inflected Forms


Etymology

Origin of notepad

First recorded in 1920–25; note + pad 1


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Arellano: Becerra is doing something that I always remember Obama doing that I really didn’t see him do during the primary: write on a notepad while his opponent is yammering on.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Then he eyed the canvas tote bag where I’d stashed a notepad and some audio gear.

From Slate ● Sep. 17, 2026

During a U.S. cabinet meeting on Friday, Reuters snapped a “To Do” list on Bessent’s desk notepad that contained a solitary entry: “Buy Japanese yen $5-10 bill.”

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 3, 2026

“I begin each morning with a head full of dreams, a notepad full of ideas, and a cup or two of coffee,” says Parton in the statement.

From Salon ● Jun. 15, 2026

She drops her pen and notepad onto the table.

From "They Both Die at the End" by Adam Silvera

Every day in the courtroom, Greg Brockman, the president and co-founder of OpenAI, took extensive notes on yellow notepads.

From Barron's ● May 18, 2026

Laughs, applause, and serious scribbling on notepads ensued.

From Slate ● Dec. 8, 2025

Mr Doyle, who appeared on the video link in a plain grey T-shirt sitting at a desk with a pair of glasses, notepads and several books in front of him, wiped his eyes throughout proceedings.

From BBC ● Aug. 14, 2025

Upstairs in her office, she had dozens of legal pads scrawled with poetry, she told me, and she had the idea of turning those notepads into a poetic memoir.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 19, 2025

I reach in and pull out a couple notepads.

From "I'll Give You the Sun" by Jandy Nelson

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