POCKETED Synonyms: 150 Similar and Opposite Words

pocketed

verb

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past tense of pocket

as in stifled

to refrain from openly showing or uttering pocketed my anger and just let the insult pass

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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 Authorities allege that Shaleta pocketed $30,000 in monthly cash payments from a tenant of the church’s social hall over months. —

Doha Madani, NBC news, 11 Mar. 2026 The lone goal of the game was pocketed by Ella Huber. —

Boston Herald Staff, Boston Herald, 6 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 The Times used a brisk 141 words to describe the event and quote winner Larry Bird, who pocketed $10,000 as champ. —

David Aldridge, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2026 Monica Cannon-Grant, 44, pleaded guilty in September 2025 to 18 of 27 counts, including wire fraud, mail fraud and failing to file tax returns related to a scheme in which Cannon-Grant and her late husband, Clark Grant, pocketed thousands of dollars in donations to their nonprofit. —

Louis Casiano, FOXNews.com, 30 Jan. 2026 According to the Wall Street Journal, Melania pocketed $27 million of the licensing fees for herself. —

Stylecaster Editors, StyleCaster, 30 Jan. 2026

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The Texans were stifled all night, turning the ball over 26 times.

— American-Statesman staff, Austin American Statesman, 7 Mar. 2026
But the surging inflation, lack of a large base of consumers with high disposable incomes, and low broadband access that have challenged other African streaming services have stifled Showmax’s ambitions.

— Alexander Onukwue, semafor.com, 6 Mar. 2026