pockets

present tense third-person singular of pocket
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pockets
Verb
  • In the TikTok video, Ella lies with her arms at her sides and stifles a giggle.
    Faith Karimi, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
  • This stifles innovation as well as open communication.
    Dr. Cynthia J. Young, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Rachel McAdams is terrific as Margaret’s mom, balancing ambition and self-doubt, while Oscar-winner Kathy Bates steals the show (big surprise) as the fiercely loving grandmother.
    Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
  • His latest is the story of a teenager who steals his driving instructor’s car in order to visit his girlfriend in college.
    Brent Lang, Variety, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Aurora’s powerful contribution Aurora handles the computational side of this pairing, with more than 60,000 GPUs and the ability to perform over one quintillion calculations per second.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2025
  • Aliyah Boston #7 of the Indiana Fever handles the ball against the Washington Mystics at Capital One Arena on June 07, 2024 in Washington, DC.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Taroko Gorge, however, carves breathtaking grandeur from marble stone; a natural cathedral of cliffs, where suspension bridges sway above rapids and swallows dart through narrow canyons.
    Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 14 Aug. 2025
  • Neurocysticercosis occurs after a person swallows pork tapeworm eggs, according to the CDC.
    Deirdre Bardolf, FOXNews.com, 9 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Wednesday swipes Enid’s driver’s-ed consent form to sneak off to visit Tyler at Willow Hill Psychiatric Hospital.
    Jessica M. Goldstein, Vulture, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Getty Images Detroit Lions head coach Dan Campbell stands 6-foot-5 and weighs 265 pounds.
    Rob Reischel, Forbes.com, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Someone else who walks over 28,000 steps a day and stands on their feet for long periods of time attested to the shoe’s durability.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 7 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Amnesty also argues that the ban suppresses expression across the wider pro-Palestinian movement, an assertion that the government rebukes.
    Kara Fox, CNN Money, 6 Sep. 2025
  • The extent to which AI directly suppresses job growth is difficult to determine, but the perception of instability is real.
    Becca Bratcher, Forbes.com, 26 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Calendula tolerates a light frost but not hard freezes.
    Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 8 Sep. 2025
  • Felicia tolerates other cats but would probably be better as the only fur baby in a home.
    Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 5 Sep. 2025
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“Pockets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pockets. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.

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