variants 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 Arise Chicago staff has been encouraging people to keep a copy of the toolkit on hand, whether printed out and taped across the inside of the door or a pocket-size card for easy access. Talia Soglin, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2025 The shirt-pocket-size AC adapter has a USB-C plug. PCMAG, 17 Jan. 2025 Today, pocket-size family farmsteads on the canyon floor, often tucked against sheer walls, coexist with the ancient ruins and rock art. Derek M. Norman, Chicago Tribune, 8 Jan. 2025 Grilled Cheese at Cocina Consuelo Nearly everything on the menu at this colorful, pocket-size Hamilton Heights restaurant is a little bit of a revelation. Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024 See All Example Sentences for pocket-size
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pocket-size
Adjective
  • These scopes will be able to resolve features as small as 8 inches (20 centimeters) on the lunar surface from an altitude of 31 miles (50 kilometers), according to Firefly.
    Mike Wall, Space.com, 18 June 2025
  • These small transactions often lead to bigger, more damaging fraud if ignored.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 June 2025
Adjective
  • But what’s the ideal role for the speedy and diminutive Achane, an accomplished cutback runner and a can’t-be-ignored threat as a slot receiver?
    Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 14 May 2025
  • Their double act had begun at secondary school, in North London, where Mulcahy protected the diminutive Duffy from bullies.
    Sarah Beckwith, New Yorker, 26 May 2025
Adjective
  • Until recently, there was little doctors could do to address the lack of sperm needed to fertilize an egg, other than using donor sperm.
    Alice Park, Time, 10 June 2025
  • Her ensemble featured a simple yet striking little black dress with a semi-sheer bodice and a voluminous, inflated hemline, perfectly paired with dainty black mules and matching arm cuffs on both wrists.
    Mecca Pryor, Essence, 10 June 2025

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“Pocket-size.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pocket-size. Accessed 23 Jun. 2025.

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