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capable of being moved especially with ease
a portable stereo system
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Recent Examples of portable
The small, portable packets make the product accessible to a wider audience.
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Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
The Roam tier can also be used with the portable Starlink Mini dish, which was released last year.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Hikers have also given the portable Sawyer Mini Water Filtration System, $30, more than 35,000 five-star ratings at Amazon.
—Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2025
Patrons 18 or older can check out circulating electronic devices which currently include mobile hotspots, portable internet devices and Chromebooks.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
The Roam tier can also be used with the portable Starlink Mini dish, which was released last year.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Hikers have also given the portable Sawyer Mini Water Filtration System, $30, more than 35,000 five-star ratings at Amazon.
—Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2025
Patrons 18 or older can check out circulating electronic devices which currently include mobile hotspots, portable internet devices and Chromebooks.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for portable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for portable
Adjective
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Under his watch, the once-traditional fast-food chain had launched updatable menu screens in all restaurants and a sophisticated mobile app.—
Elie Ofek,
Harvard Business Review,
14 Sep. 2025
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Consumers adapted seamlessly, continuing to tap cards or mobile wallets with new logos.—
Ilona Limonta-Volkova,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Its modular design includes a left wedge, armless chair, right wedge, and ottoman, giving you the flexibility to create multiple layouts that suit your home.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
17 Sep. 2025
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On Monday, the Basnight Bridge was temporarily closed after a modular home blew off its trailer.—
Filip Timotija,
The Hill,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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At the Make Art Zone, Semmerling will lead an activity for kids to make their own bird puppets with a moveable beak free of charge.—
Natalie Davies,
Freep.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Transcripts, grammars, vocabularies, dictionaries, glyph studies, botanical studies, commentaries, articles, editions of codices, correspondence, maps, charts, drawings, photographs, Maya Society materials, genealogies of Maya families, and Mayan glyphs on moveable type.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Portable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portable. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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