as in movable
capable of being moved especially with ease
a portable stereo system
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Recent Examples of portable
Best neck heating pads This portable shoulder and neck heating pad comes in either blue or gray and is designed with adjustable temperatures.
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
New to the lineup is the Duffel Box, a hybrid duffel bag and portable crate with a rolltop closure that’s collapsible and expandable.
—Amelia Arvesen, Outside, 16 Mar. 2026
Her incision looked like an upside-down T and required a wound vac, a portable machine that helps incisions close more quickly.
—CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
Plus, stock up on essentials like this portable clothes steamer that makes quick work of de-wrinkling clothes and this air purifier that makes your air clean and fresh.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2026
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Bestreviews, Mercury News, 18 Mar. 2026
New to the lineup is the Duffel Box, a hybrid duffel bag and portable crate with a rolltop closure that’s collapsible and expandable.
—Amelia Arvesen, Outside, 16 Mar. 2026
Her incision looked like an upside-down T and required a wound vac, a portable machine that helps incisions close more quickly.
—CNN Money, 16 Mar. 2026
Plus, stock up on essentials like this portable clothes steamer that makes quick work of de-wrinkling clothes and this air purifier that makes your air clean and fresh.
—Alicia Geigel, Southern Living, 16 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for portable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for portable
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Construction, which is expected to begin this spring, will add large front windows to better connect the library to the neighborhood, as well as a new community room with movable walls to accommodate programming such as story hours, author readings and large group meetings.—
Frederick Melo,
Twin Cities,
16 Mar. 2026
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Its movable shelves accommodate different-sized footwear, including slimmer styles like slippers and taller options like high heels.—
Miles Walls,
Better Homes & Gardens,
15 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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With a lightweight sleeping pad and backpack, plus a modular duffel box and water filtration kit, my adventures are about to get a lot more ultralight—and ultra-organized.—
Amelia Arvesen,
Outside,
16 Mar. 2026
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But its owner Holtec is restarting other shuttered reactors, and repeatedly proposed restarting Indian Point’s reactors and/or installing small modular reactors to power a data center there.—
Manna Jo Greene,
New York Daily News,
16 Mar. 2026
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Know More South Africa is a mid-sized telecom market — roughly 60-65 million people that on paper supports five national mobile network operators, including the incumbents, MTN and Vodacom.—
Tiisetso Motsoeneng,
semafor.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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The city is also launching its Clip and Snip Community Pet Clinic, a mobile unit staffed by veterinarians who will perform spaying and neutering on cats and dogs in areas where stray populations are high.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Mar. 2026
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Lingerie brands like Skims, Thirdlove, and Aerie make them in a variety of styles—triangle, scoopneck, longline, T-shirt—with features like adjustable straps, removable cups that add shape to small busts, and wide under-bust bands that support larger boobs.—
Malia Griggs,
Glamour,
13 Mar. 2026
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The device also doubles as an adjustable stand-up desk.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Portable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portable. Accessed 21 Mar. 2026.
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