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 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 From Pocket To Party The new speakers range from a pocket-size model to a party-ready monster and include features like customizable audio, vibrant RGB lighting and the LabSync function for syncing audio across multiple JLab speakers by creating stereo pairs with a wider soundstage. Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 18 June 2025 From pocket-size to as large and powerful as your backyard grill, there’s a wide range of camp stoves to suit all needs and budgets. Bestreviews, Mercury News, 29 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for pocket-size
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Adjective
  • Even if advised by a manufacturer, the marble cleaning solution should still be tested on a small, inconspicuous area before getting started.
    Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 9 Sep. 2025
  • Her list continues with small but frustrating oversights.
    Ashley Vega, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • Rather, when Labor Day Weekend ended, the man leading the league in that category was Corbin Carroll, the diminutive (by baseball standards) right fielder playing for the underwhelming Arizona Diamondbacks.
    Dan Freedman, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • However, the diminutive blue Smurfs took over as Smurfs’ Enchanted Voyage in 1984.
    Kaycee Sloan, The Enquirer, 29 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • Seattle did very little to silence those critics in Week 1.
    Michael-Shawn Dugar, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
  • He was joined by little bro Jason, who's younger than him by 13 months.
    Skyler Caruso, PEOPLE, 8 Sep. 2025

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“Pocket-size.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pocket-size. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.

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