as in mobile
capable of being moved especially with ease
a portable stereo system
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Recent Examples of portable
With portable imaging devices, those screenings could one day be done at local primary care facilities in both high- and low-income countries.
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Anita Zaidi, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2025
The latest generation of performance, such as 4K HDR output, is necessary as Nintendo competes against both home console rivals Sony and Microsoft, and the growing number of handheld gaming PCs aiming for the Switch's portable gaming crown.
—Matt Kamen, Wired News, 3 Aug. 2025
Each passenger gets a large, comfortable leather seat with business-class legroom and power outlets for portable devices.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
In the middle of his press conference, Sanders made a comment about a portable toilet on the Colorado sidelines this season.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 30 July 2025
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Anita Zaidi, Fortune, 4 Aug. 2025
The latest generation of performance, such as 4K HDR output, is necessary as Nintendo competes against both home console rivals Sony and Microsoft, and the growing number of handheld gaming PCs aiming for the Switch's portable gaming crown.
—Matt Kamen, Wired News, 3 Aug. 2025
Each passenger gets a large, comfortable leather seat with business-class legroom and power outlets for portable devices.
—Michael Goldstein, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
In the middle of his press conference, Sanders made a comment about a portable toilet on the Colorado sidelines this season.
—Eben Novy-Williams, Sportico.com, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for portable
Adjective
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Now add one more fact: There are already around 7.21 billion smartphone mobile network subscriptions in the world—meaning a lot of people carry an AR camera in their pocket.—
Anna Belova,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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The adaptation is based on a popular Disney IP mobile game that first launched in Japan in 2020, created by Aniplex and Walt Disney Japan.—
Sara Merican,
Deadline,
5 Aug. 2025
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Modular Hardware Setups One significant trend is the shift to modular hardware setups, such as servers and storage, which allow for scaling up or down as needed.—
Expert Panel®,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Ghana and Rwanda are leading the race to deploy Africa’s first small modular nuclear reactors, the head of the industry’s main global trade group said in an interview.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The panel was also permitted to consider whether the killing was justified because King was protecting movable property or by self-defense.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 July 2025
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As a result, the city placed movable concrete barriers on North Lake Shore Drive at Armitage Avenue and Schiller Street to create an escape route for drivers stuck there due to snow drifts, giving them the ability to turn their vehicles around at those points during threatening conditions.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
7 July 2025
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“Portable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portable. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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