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Example sentences for: padded

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Each binding site was mapped to the genome and padded with six bases on both sides.
Chinese-product department stores stock silk fabrics, silk scarves, finely embroidered blouses, and traditional padded jackets.
The union's local bosses were no better: The "barons" padded their payrolls with family members, paid themselves enormous salaries (as much as $500,000 a year), took bribes from employers in exchange for sweetheart contracts, siphoned pension funds into mob-run operations, and generally screwed their rank and file.
Or does he race down the stairs and cross the street to his padded cell and call his benefactor back?
1. The Duffy/Cary response is padded with references to Nero, Nashville, and Webster's dictionary, but neglects to even address my second gripe.