1
as in portable
capable of being moved especially with ease
a mobile electric generator
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2
as in migratory
having a way of life that involves moving from one region to another typically on a seasonal basis
mobile workers who work the New England resorts in the summer and the ones in Florida during the winter
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Recent Examples of mobile
Tando, a Kenyan Bitcoin payments company, is enabling millions to seamlessly spend and receive Bitcoin using M-Pesa, Africa's leading mobile money platform.
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Abubakar Nur Khalil,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
After Superstorm Sandy, the American Red Cross used it for a mobile kitchen and a staging area for relief.
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Henry Kornaros,
Curbed,
26 June 2026
Webloc, which is made by a vendor called Penlink, sources data from consumer apps and advertising networks, which collect the location of mobile devices from consumers who download apps or browse the web.
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ABC News,
26 June 2026
To further support operations, the United States also repositioned the Fort Lauderdale, a large amphibious landing ship, off Venezuela’s Caribbean coast to serve as a mobile command post.
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Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2026
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Abubakar Nur Khalil,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
After Superstorm Sandy, the American Red Cross used it for a mobile kitchen and a staging area for relief.
—
Henry Kornaros,
Curbed,
26 June 2026
Webloc, which is made by a vendor called Penlink, sources data from consumer apps and advertising networks, which collect the location of mobile devices from consumers who download apps or browse the web.
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ABC News,
26 June 2026
To further support operations, the United States also repositioned the Fort Lauderdale, a large amphibious landing ship, off Venezuela’s Caribbean coast to serve as a mobile command post.
—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
26 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for mobile
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mobile
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Lightweight and easily portable, this cleaner can tackle stains in carpets as well as upholstered furniture, appliances and other surfaces.
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Visitors with a valid California Campfire Permit may continue using portable gas or propane stoves, lanterns and similar devices equipped with a shut-off valve if they are operated at least 3 feet from combustible materials.
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Timing matters even in urban areas, where city parks and green spaces often sit along key migratory routes.
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Critics have argued that the approach serves the priorities of rich donor countries that prefer to stop migration earlier in a migratory route, even when the migration in question is forced rather than voluntary.
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Iqbal, a migrant Muslim man, drifts through a city that withholds its welcome.
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In Dublin and in later Irish protests outside asylum housing, far-right networks and online influencers used digital platforms to intensify grievances and spread anti-migrant views.
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The disease decimated not only crowded cities, but also small, nomadic hunter-gatherer groups.
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As the May renewal date approached, Walsh and the company made the decision to leave their home on Irving Park and return, once again, to the nomadic lifestyle of their early days.
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“Mobile.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mobile. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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