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also pocket-sized
as in small
of a size that is less than average
a pocket-size country in the Pyrenees
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Recent Examples of pocket-size
Here's what to know about the pocket-size tequilas.
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
Allow this pocket-size ornithologist to sort it out One of the things that most surprises visitors to London is the preponderance in recent years of large, aggressive, bright-green parakeets—often dozens of them flocking together.
—Jonathan Margolis, Air Mail, 2 Aug. 2025
Today, prices typically range from around $8 for the pocket-size version to about $30 for standard-sized special editions.
—Aurora Martínez, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2025
The secure-fit wingtip design keeps them in place during workouts, and the pocket-size charging case provides up to 24 hours of total battery life.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 19 June 2025
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Greta Cross, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2025
Allow this pocket-size ornithologist to sort it out One of the things that most surprises visitors to London is the preponderance in recent years of large, aggressive, bright-green parakeets—often dozens of them flocking together.
—Jonathan Margolis, Air Mail, 2 Aug. 2025
Today, prices typically range from around $8 for the pocket-size version to about $30 for standard-sized special editions.
—Aurora Martínez, Smithsonian Magazine, 11 July 2025
The secure-fit wingtip design keeps them in place during workouts, and the pocket-size charging case provides up to 24 hours of total battery life.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pocket-size
Adjective
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Add the ginger during the last minute of cooking, then transfer the mixture to a small bowl and set aside.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Oct. 2025
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Martin knocked on the hunter’s small tent.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Baby-faced, diminutive, and drowned by the baggy shirts on his back, Mora is a child running rings around the pros.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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That the diminutive McDaniel didn’t look (or sound) the part of an NFL head coach hardly mattered two years ago, when his team was hanging 70 points on Denver.—
Barry Jackson
Updated October 19,
Miami Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Inside, two picnic tables were stacked on top of each other, leaving little room to climb.—
Quinn Clark,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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During last week's episode, viewers saw Dylan dance with his little sister, Olivia, for Dedication Night on.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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“Pocket-size.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pocket-size. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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