Pad out

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verb

To make something longer or bigger, often by adding extra, unnecessary information or material.

She padded out her talk with boring anecdotes.
Visual representation of "pad out" - To make something longer or bigger, often by adding extra, unnecessary information or material

Often appears as...

  • pad out a speech
  • pad out a report
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Visual representation of "pad out"
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Avoid Overuse

Using 'pad out' too much may make your writing seem unfocused or dull.

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Don't pad out your essay with irrelevant details.
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Context Matters

'Pad out' suggests the added material is superfluous and not valuable.

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His report was good, but he padded it out with unnecessary graphs.
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Subjectivity

What seems 'padded out' to one person might be detailed to another.

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Some readers might think the backstory pads out the novel.
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