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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
Nightlife El Gallo Altanero The world-class bar scene in Guadalajara owes much to El Gallo Altanero, a pocket-size spot in the Americana neighborhood that exclusively stocks independently owned tequila brands and mixes them up in cocktails that regularly change.
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David Shortell, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
That small convenience quickly grew into an expectation: Every financial task—paying bills, sending money, tracking investments—should sit in one pocket-size app.
—Jamie Elkaleh, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Here's what to know about the pocket-size tequilas.
—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
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David Shortell, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
That small convenience quickly grew into an expectation: Every financial task—paying bills, sending money, tracking investments—should sit in one pocket-size app.
—Jamie Elkaleh, Forbes.com, 10 Sep. 2025
Here's what to know about the pocket-size tequilas.
—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
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pocket-size
Adjective
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Published in the journal Matter, the underlying mechanisms behind the inferior photochemical of polymer acceptor and develops a method to enhance both efficiency and stability through small-molecule incorporation.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Feb. 2026
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February storms brought fresh snow to the Sierra Nevada, but California’s snowpack remains far smaller than average during a winter that has brought record warmth across much of the West.—
Ian James,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Wearing a skin-tight black leather jumpsuit and futuristic sunglasses, with her tiny chihuahua, Pilaf, in her arms, the entire look felt straight from The Matrix, if that franchise added the character of a diminutive dog to the mix.—
Séraphine Roger,
Vanity Fair,
28 Feb. 2026
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Set a century before the events of Game of Thrones and 72 years after House of the Dragon, A Knight of Seven Kingdom follows two unlikely heroes wandering Westeros … a young, naïve but courageous knight, Ser Duncan the Tall (Peter Claffey), and his diminutive squire, Egg (Dexter Sol Ansell).—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
26 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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After that 12-day war in June, Tehran was left with little negotiating leverage, its nuclear facilities heavily damaged, its proxies nearly neutralized and its economy in tatters.—
Abbas Al Lawati,
CNN Money,
1 Mar. 2026
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Leading by five goals in Honduras after 45 minutes allowed for a full-strength performance over Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami and little concern in the second leg against Real España, rotating numerous players ahead of the spring trip to Texas.—
Josh Gross,
Daily News,
28 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Large clutches, like those at Bottega Veneta and Chanel, and comfortable shoulder bags like the Miu Miu multi-pocket bag, also featured.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
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Built with water-resistant polyester, this spacious duffel has a dedicated shoe compartment, an end pocket for wet or dirty clothes, a multi-pocket compression panel for organization, and an interior divider curtain that can be removed to hold bulky clothes or outdoor gear.—
Amelia McBride,
Travel + Leisure,
17 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Interestingly, these tiny wonders can detect a temperature spike in 100 nanoseconds.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Mar. 2026
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Two tiny humanoid robots that can play soccer stand in a glass case, one blinking and gesturing at visitors and the other partially disassembled to reveal the engineering inside.—
Miriam Fauzia,
Dallas Morning News,
5 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The miniature version of Kelly is wearing the 2025 England Lionesses kit (designed by Nike, the home shirt features a red and blue ombre stripe across the chest and is paired with blue shorts with red and white stripes on the side, knee high socks and soccer shoes).—
Kati Chitrakorn,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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The coaster will feature four heavily detailed miniature cars as ride vehicles.—
Todd Martens,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Pocket-size.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pocket-size. Accessed 6 Mar. 2026.
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