pocketed

verb

Definition of pocketednext
past tense of pocket
1
as in stifled
to refrain from openly showing or uttering pocketed my anger and just let the insult pass

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2
as in stole
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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3
as in handled
to put up with (something painful or difficult) pocketed his wife's messy habits

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pocketed
  1. stifled
  2. swallowed
  3. swiped
  4. accepted
  5. suppressed
  6. contained
  7. endured
  8. tolerated
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  • Women Want Choices—Let’s Give Them In highly regulated fields like healthcare, innovation can feel stifled.
    Mallory Walsh, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • But Schell worries that this mindset has stifled innovation, and prevented avalanche centers from discovering better models for funding and management.
    Frederick Dreier, Outside Online, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of stifled
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  • But when they're swallowed, those beads quickly expand to many times their original size, causing bowel blockages.
    Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Tiny batteries used to power items like remote controls or small electronic toys are extremely dangerous if swallowed.
    Ryan Murphy, The Indianapolis Star, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of swallowed
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  • The Nationals just swiped Lowe from the Rangers.
    Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Another day, another car reportedly swiped from East Baltimore’s streets.
    Rebecca Pryor, Baltimore Sun, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of swiped
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  • Working holiday light strands may also be accepted at donation sites such as Goodwill and Salvation Army resale shops.
    Keith Matheny, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Discover is accepted at about 70 million merchant acceptance points compared with Visa’s roughly 130 million and Mastercard’s 100 million.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of accepted
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  • After the Korean War, the dictatorship suppressed those who participated in the human-rights and labor movements, or who called for democracy, by labelling them as Communists.
    Cressida Leyshon, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The final report touted how its work resulted in Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg admitting to Jordan that Facebook improperly bent to pressure from the Biden administration and suppressed content about COVID-19.
    Ashley Oliver, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of suppressed
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  • The report states that the warehouse contained the components for 400 Shaheds, all of which were destroyed and suggesting detailed knowledge of the event.
    David Hambling, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The river that usually flowed contained within its banks behind her property was nearly level with her home's foundation.
    Nate Perez, NPR, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of contained
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  • That endeavor went nowhere, but their partnership endured.
    Zach Everson, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • The Jewish community has long endured violence and antisemitism, Klugman said, and has taken measures to better secure its synagogues and temples across North America.
    Natalie Eilbert, Journal Sentinel, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of endured
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  • For decades, the leaders of both parties had tolerated mind-boggling levels of corruption, waste, and administrative bloat, enabling a culture of profligacy that subsidized the federal bureaucracy and crony capitalists at the expense of hard-working American taxpayers.
    Michael Glassner and John Pence, Newsweek, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Performative efforts from businesses will no longer be tolerated and walking the talk will become non-negotiable.
    Paul Klein, Forbes, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of tolerated
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