1
as in stifled
to refrain from openly showing or uttering
pocketed my anger and just let the insult pass
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2
as in stole
to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep
she casually pocketed the note from his desk to read later
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as in handled
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
pocketed his wife's messy habits
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Recent Examples of pocketed
Offensively, Liz Schepers pocketed the game’s first two goals.
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Boston Herald Staff, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
Data suggests traders with advanced knowledge of geopolitical events may have collectively pocketed millions from recent bets on Polymarket.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
Detectives say Darshanna Truss, the PTO treasurer, pocketed $46,000 from the organization over a span of nearly two years.
—Erika Stanish, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
The indictment alleges the seven collectively pocketed more than $2 million.
—Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Mar. 2026
In a cartoon about rival shipping lines, published on March 13, 1852, Bellew presented John Bull—England personified—versus Uncle Sam, his hands pocketed in his striped trousers.
—Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Mar. 2026
But planning for another World’s Fair in Philadelphia, modelled on the Centennial Exposition, hadn’t really begun until 1925; much of what had been planned, including a fake 1776 Philadelphia, was never built, not least because a great deal of the allotted money had been pocketed by grifters.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Bridgeman pocketed $4 million on Sunday while Sepp Straka and Brian Harman split the last-place share of $51,000.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Another knowledgeable source believes that Van Der Beek likely started the series at scale, got bumped up to something like $35,000 an episode and in later seasons pocketed closer to $200,000.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 21 Feb. 2026
Boston Herald Staff, Boston Herald, 28 Mar. 2026
Data suggests traders with advanced knowledge of geopolitical events may have collectively pocketed millions from recent bets on Polymarket.
—Rob Wile, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
Detectives say Darshanna Truss, the PTO treasurer, pocketed $46,000 from the organization over a span of nearly two years.
—Erika Stanish, CBS News, 19 Mar. 2026
The indictment alleges the seven collectively pocketed more than $2 million.
—Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News, 12 Mar. 2026
In a cartoon about rival shipping lines, published on March 13, 1852, Bellew presented John Bull—England personified—versus Uncle Sam, his hands pocketed in his striped trousers.
—Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Mar. 2026
But planning for another World’s Fair in Philadelphia, modelled on the Centennial Exposition, hadn’t really begun until 1925; much of what had been planned, including a fake 1776 Philadelphia, was never built, not least because a great deal of the allotted money had been pocketed by grifters.
—Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 2 Mar. 2026
Bridgeman pocketed $4 million on Sunday while Sepp Straka and Brian Harman split the last-place share of $51,000.
—Steve Galluzzo, Los Angeles Times, 23 Feb. 2026
Another knowledgeable source believes that Van Der Beek likely started the series at scale, got bumped up to something like $35,000 an episode and in later seasons pocketed closer to $200,000.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 21 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pocketed
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The Angels’ offense was stifled in a 10-inning, 3-1 loss to the Seattle Mariners during their home opener Friday night in front of 44,931 fans at Angel Stadium.—
Anthony Solorzano,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2026
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Academic journals struggled to put out issues, stifled by high printing costs and staff layoffs, scrounging for enough articles to fill their pages and paying subscribers to read them.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
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The Dilworth-South End border along the railroad back in 1988 was not the safest place; Thai Taste was robbed in its first six months of operations, and someone even came into the dining room and stole a customer’s purse during service.—
Timothy DePeugh,
Charlotte Observer,
8 Apr. 2026
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Police said in each case, police say the suspects damaged the car and then stole construction equipment inside.—
CBS Chicago Team,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The company conducting the implosion has previously handled several high-profile demolitions, including the historic Deauville Hotel, South Shore Hospital, and the remaining structure of the Surfside condominium building.—
Nikiya Carrero,
CBS News,
9 Apr. 2026
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Theatrical bookings and marketing outreach will be handled by Tejinder Jouhal and Krushil Patel, while Tony Gill’s diversity PR and marketing agency Media House Global will lead the publicity campaign, with producer and publicist Dheeraj Agnihotri in an advisory role.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
9 Apr. 2026
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Duke swallowed an olive the size of my head.—
Nick Canepa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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If the design takes New York’s fallback course, the library could be swallowed into a plain brown box.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
1 Apr. 2026
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New York Yankees slugger Giancarlo Stanton on Saturday swiped his first base since 2020 as the team took care of the Miami Marlins, 9-7.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
5 Apr. 2026
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Boone made that comment after the Yankees’ swiped five bases on five attempts in Friday’s game.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Fishback had referred to Donalds, his opponent in the Republican primary, who is Black, as a slave because Donalds accepted money from the American Israel Public Affairs Committee.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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Submissions are being accepted in three categories, from students in grades K-8, high school students, and college and trade school students.—
Anne Gelhaus,
Mercury News,
5 Apr. 2026
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Knowing that any unauthorized demonstrations are harshly suppressed, activists have tried to organize authorized rallies, plastered posters on walls and notice boards, and filed lawsuits.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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This process enhances grain connectivity while reducing porosity, resulting in improved electrical conductivity and suppressed lattice thermal conductivity, as per the release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Apr. 2026
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Several major insurers that offer federal employee health plans — including the Blue Cross Blue Shield Association, Kaiser Permanente, and UnitedHealthcare — declined to comment on their plans to comply with the notice or offer insight on where plans to implement the data sharing stood.—
Amanda Seitz,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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An Easter bunny stood beside the president, unblinking, as the president detailed his accomplishments.—
Maura Judkis,
Washington Post,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Pocketed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pocketed. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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