as in resources
available money
the fancy sports car I wanted to buy for myself was beyond my pocket
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as in small
of a size that is less than average
a pocket dictionary
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as in financial
of or relating to money, banking, or investments
his pocket involvement in the company was minimal
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as in to stifle
to refrain from openly showing or uttering
pocketed my anger and just let the insult pass
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as in to steal
to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep
she casually pocketed the note from his desk to read later
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as in to stand
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
pocketed his wife's messy habits
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Recent Examples of pocket
Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2025
Columbia Sportswear adds pockets below the waistline of certain women's shirts so that they are not technically classified as blouses, which brings the duty rate down from 26.9% to 16%, as Marketplace reported in 2019.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 7 Mar. 2025
Amanda Foreman, WSJ, 29 Sep. 2022
On its e-commerce site this June, Banana Republic launched the BR Vintage collection: 225 items from the company’s safari-style past, including khaki shirts, lengthy suede jackets and multi-pocket photojournalist vests.
—Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2021
Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2025
That made their offer stronger — the seller would pocket $741,000 from the sale, rather than just $722,000 if Tejada and Young had gone with a traditional agent.
—Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2025
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Noun
The elegant, water-resistant bag features a 16-inch zippered laptop compartment, a bottom shoe compartment, water bottle pocket, and more easily-accessible pockets inside and outside.
—Alesandra Dubin, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2025
Columbia Sportswear adds pockets below the waistline of certain women's shirts so that they are not technically classified as blouses, which brings the duty rate down from 26.9% to 16%, as Marketplace reported in 2019.
—Rachel Treisman, NPR, 7 Mar. 2025
Adjective
The anti-pocket prejudice in women’s clothing runs deep.
—Amanda Foreman, WSJ, 29 Sep. 2022
On its e-commerce site this June, Banana Republic launched the BR Vintage collection: 225 items from the company’s safari-style past, including khaki shirts, lengthy suede jackets and multi-pocket photojournalist vests.
—Jacob Gallagher, WSJ, 7 Sep. 2021
Verb
Creating a landscape of sharp, jutting rock, centuries of erosion have eaten away at the soft stone, and walls of rock are pocketed by nooks and caves.
—Irene Wright, Miami Herald, 19 Feb. 2025
That made their offer stronger — the seller would pocket $741,000 from the sale, rather than just $722,000 if Tejada and Young had gone with a traditional agent.
—Kate Talerico, The Mercury News, 17 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pocket
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One recent project developed navigation solutions for the West Bank, while another focused on connecting trauma survivors with healing resources.—
Hessie Jones,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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These rival entities, designed to drain their counterparts of resources and influence, would serve as platforms for grandstanding rather than substantive cooperation.—
Allison Carnegie,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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In early December, Roberts returned to the place of his birth, traveling to the Japanese city of Naha on the small Pacific island of Okinawa to receive an official recognition from the municipality’s local government.—
Houston Mitchell,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Mar. 2025
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There are other arguments for smaller capacity venues.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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The Initiative also ensures that HBCUs have the knowledge and tools to implement best practices, execute sophisticated financial strategies, and achieve long-term sustainability.—
Marybeth Gasman,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
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Relatively weak maternal support and expensive child care have dragged on the Asian financial hub’s fertility rate.—
Clifford Coonan,
Variety,
17 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Trump claimed that these aggressive laws threatened to stifle the growth or competitiveness of US firms.—
Ashley Belanger,
Ars Technica,
17 Mar. 2025
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With momentum clearly with the Blue Raiders out of the break, the stifling Panthers defense returned as the first quarter jitters ended.—
Brian Fabry,
Boston Herald,
15 Mar. 2025
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She was accused of drugging both men in their hotel rooms and stealing from them, but the charges were dismissed because the victims did not want to testify in court, Colbert's attorney for those cases, Daniel Lippmann, told The Associated Press.—
Cara Tabachnick,
CBS News,
18 Mar. 2025
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New threat intelligence has confirmed that, across 2024, a total of 3.2 billion credentials were stolen.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes,
18 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Yet there the two captains of these brilliant teams stood over referee Istvan Kovacs, waiting nervously to see the outcome of the first coin toss that determined the location of the penalty shootout.—
Gregg Evans,
The Athletic,
12 Mar. 2025
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Temu’s average discount rate comes in at just below 43 percent, and Amazon’s stands at about 18 percent.—
Meghan Hall,
Sourcing Journal,
11 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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With so little time to prepare and heavy rains that made the tornado difficult to recognize, many citizens were left scrambling to take cover as winds accelerated to 200 miles per hour.—
Alex Gurley,
People.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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And despite the dynamic, positive feedback of the recovery, there is little evidence of fresh dollar inflows at this point.—
Guy Petcho,
National Review,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The hardest part of this to swallow is that women—mostly civilians—are the ones falling deepest down this rabbit hole, being convinced by TikTok to turn on one of their own.—
Stephanie McNeal,
Glamour,
14 Mar. 2025
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Almost $50 million of that was provided to resettle all the residents of Isle de Jean Charles as rising sea levels threatened to swallow the area.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
13 Mar. 2025
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“Pocket.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pocket. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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