as in movable
capable of being moved especially with ease
a portable stereo system
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Recent Examples of portable
This quick recipe is a big-batch, portable version of the Southern-favorite tomato sandwich.
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
Bring a portable fan, refillable water bottle, and sunscreen; your body will thank you.
—Essence, 13 May 2026
The brand makes some of the most affordable and portable kayaks and paddle boards on the market.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2026
My smartphone is a portable workstation, and Verizon’s award-winning network gives me the freedom to work remotely and keeps me connected.
—Caitlin White, Variety, 13 May 2026
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Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 13 May 2026
Bring a portable fan, refillable water bottle, and sunscreen; your body will thank you.
—Essence, 13 May 2026
The brand makes some of the most affordable and portable kayaks and paddle boards on the market.
—Olivia Young, Travel + Leisure, 13 May 2026
My smartphone is a portable workstation, and Verizon’s award-winning network gives me the freedom to work remotely and keeps me connected.
—Caitlin White, Variety, 13 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for portable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for portable
Adjective
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Single chains which had been slung across the entrances at night, and were easily stepped over, were replaced with the movable barriers.—
Lincoln Anderson,
New York Daily News,
6 May 2026
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And there aren’t a ton of movable contracts, either.—
Shayna Goldman,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
Adjective
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Its modular design also enables operators to install additional battery packs for extended operations or advanced sensor systems for deep-sea reconnaissance and seabed mapping.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
10 May 2026
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This allows for each element to be made more modular, allowing any bit of information or code to possess its own properties and behaviors.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
8 May 2026
Adjective
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Tanks were acting more like mobile artillery, firing from cover and moving quickly before Russian drones could find them.—
David Kirichenko,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2026
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Wednesday, May 13 Health inspectors cited the Arden Arcade Indo-Nepalese fusion restaurant after finding a mobile air cooling unit blocking the handwashing station.—
Veronica Fernandez-Alvarado
May 15,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2026
Adjective
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The empty foam block with adjustable armrests induced more fear.—
Weike Wang,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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The memory foam interior adapts comfortably to your neck while the adjustable closure gives you a personalized fit.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
16 May 2026
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“Portable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portable. Accessed 17 May. 2026.
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