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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
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.
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Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
The 160-page, pocket-size book — which in customary Michelin style includes a detachable city map — signals the growing stature of Detroit in the tourism industry.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 11 Dec. 2024
The pocket-size restaurant, with only a few seats, is run by husband-and-wife team Yuichiro and Mika Shimatani, who previously worked at the three-star AM by Alexandre Mazzia in Marseille—Yuichiro as a sous-chef and Mika as a pastry chef.
—Ann Abel, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
That’s precisely why this new variety of cinema has come to the fore—not to concede movies to the pocket-size travelling show but to reclaim them from it.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2024
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Helen Rosner, The New Yorker, 22 Dec. 2024
The 160-page, pocket-size book — which in customary Michelin style includes a detachable city map — signals the growing stature of Detroit in the tourism industry.
—Brian McCollum, Detroit Free Press, 11 Dec. 2024
The pocket-size restaurant, with only a few seats, is run by husband-and-wife team Yuichiro and Mika Shimatani, who previously worked at the three-star AM by Alexandre Mazzia in Marseille—Yuichiro as a sous-chef and Mika as a pastry chef.
—Ann Abel, Forbes, 6 Dec. 2024
That’s precisely why this new variety of cinema has come to the fore—not to concede movies to the pocket-size travelling show but to reclaim them from it.
—Richard Brody, The New Yorker, 5 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pocket-size
Adjective
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Instead, Atkinson took up golf for the first time and renewed his connection to scientific research, not the least of which was how a small white ball repeatedly avoids a hole in the ground.—
Barbara Bry,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2025
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The Court of International Trade previously rejected the small businesses' request to temporarily pause the tariffs while their lawsuit went forward, but then quickly scheduled Tuesday’s court hearing to decide whether to rule against the tariffs or impose a longer-term pause.—
Dietrich Knauth,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
Adjective
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While cultivated throughout Germany and in limited quantities throughout continental Europe, the diminutive white grape, often compared to grüner veltliner or an unoaked chardonnay, rarely gets much attention.—
Anna Lee Iijima,
Chicago Tribune,
13 May 2025
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That led to a song-and-dance number in which Brunson honored other diminutive celebrities, like the gymnast Simone Biles and the rapper Kendrick Lamar, as well as the pop star Sabrina Carpenter, who joined her in a cameo appearance.—
Dave Itzkoff,
New York Times,
4 May 2025
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The musical features a scene about little Sarah making her joke about Jeffrey’s death and no one laughing.—
Stephen Rodrick,
Rolling Stone,
18 May 2025
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When Carter was little, his mother always included him in her life, as Anderson told PEOPLE in 2016.—
Julie Tremaine,
People.com,
18 May 2025
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“Pocket-size.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pocket-size. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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