pocketed

past tense of pocket
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Recent Examples of pocketed Federer was even more successful off the court, collecting roughly $1 billion (before taxes and agents’ fees) from endorsements, appearances and other business endeavors during his tennis career, more than double what Djokovic or Nadal has pocketed, according to Forbes estimates. Danielle Chemtob, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025 Those are just some of the bribes Manhattan prosecutors allege Ingrid Lewis-Martin, Mayor Adams’ longtime political confidante, pocketed over a years-long period in exchange for doling out government favors to her benefactors, like city contracts and expedited building permits. Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2025 One 27-year-old day trader, Foster McCoy, pocketed $10,000 in just a few hours by wagering that Google’s Gemini would beat GPT-5 in a popularity contest. Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 18 Aug. 2025 An explosive whistleblower lawsuit claims multiple state employees issued driver's licenses to undocumented immigrants and pocketed the money. Ray Padilla, The Courier-Journal, 14 Aug. 2025 Several Cuban doctors who deserted the mission sued PAHO, claiming the organization benefited from a labor-trafficking scheme in which the Cuban government pocketed about 85 percent of the salary payments made by Brazil. Nora Gamez Torres, Miami Herald, 13 Aug. 2025 Halfway through the war, Hamas had reportedly pocketed $500 million from reselling the aid. Seth Mandel, The Washington Examiner, 8 Aug. 2025 The user—perhaps even the thrower—pocketed more than $6,000. Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 8 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pocketed
Verb
  • In the background, policy advocates are pushing for a safe harbor model as a legal middle ground, where innovation can flourish without being stifled by excessive regulation.
    Sean Lee, Forbes.com, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Liquidity challenges in a global economy stifled by inflation have raised the urgency of fund managers to generate returns for investors, drawing more attention to secondaries.
    Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 1 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The writers’ allegations echoed dozens of other lawsuits brought by authors, news outlets, visual artists and others who say that tech companies stole their work to use in AI training.
    CNN Money, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
  • In December of that year, court records show that Bramble stole a City of Norwood Public Works pickup, fled from officers from at least two agencies and then tried to run away with a knife in his hand.
    Gillian Stawiszynski, Cincinnati Enquirer, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Butler's sister-in-law baked a beautiful red velvet cake and a close friend handled music, hair and more.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • The visiting bench complained that Barca’s Kika Nazareth had handled the ball, but the referee dismissed their appeal.
    Laia Cervelló Herrero, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Memories from Louisiana In Plaquemines Parish, seven-year-old Corrine English lost nearly everything when the small fishing town of Buras was swallowed by floodwaters.
    Sarah Alegre, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The wind howled, rattling metal signs and tugging at our clothes as the dust swallowed everything in sight.
    Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 2 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • In a move that would make April Ludgate proud, Aubrey Plaza swiped some notes from then Vice President Joe Biden.
    Daysia Tolentino, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
  • Michigan City Area Schools had to scramble to keep kids learning on Tuesday and Wednesday after thieves swiped more than 20 catalytic converters from the district’s bus yard.
    Meredith Colias-Pete, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Novak walked the red carpet and accepted the honor onstage in a dramatic white gown with a silvery overlay.
    Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 7 Sep. 2025
  • That way, when you are accepted, you are accepted voluntarily, because people appreciate you and respect you and want you, not because you have been shoved down their throats.
    Matthew Futterman, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Defenders shot down or suppressed 112 drones, the air force said.
    David Brennan, ABC News, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Until the 1960s, members of this Indigenous minority were discouraged from reindeer herding, and the church and state suppressed their language and culture.
    Jason Ma, Fortune, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • To end the game, the Panther defense stood tall.
    Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Sep. 2025
  • As the Republican candidate stood on the fifth-hole putting green, a Secret Service agent was riding a golf cart in a security sweep of the sixth hole and noticed someone hiding behind a chain-link fence in the southeast corner of the course.
    Jay Weaver, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2025

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