as in mobile
capable of being moved especially with ease
a portable stereo system
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Recent Examples of portable
Baby Delight portable chair: on sale for $59.99 Original price: $79.99
The Baby Delight portable chair is great for the beach or spending time outside with your baby.
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Christopher Murray, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2025
The portable handheld revolutionized the gaming industry, and some would argue that the story behind it, and its legendary pack-in game Tetris, is just as if not more interesting than the console.
—Rahul Majumdar, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
Parker Hall The Best Handheld Gaming Consoles The second golden age of portable gaming is here.
—Parker Hall, WIRED, 29 Jan. 2025
Check out some portable projectors under $100 from across the web that will upgrade your next watch party.
—Clint Davis, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
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Christopher Murray, Fox News, 7 Feb. 2025
The portable handheld revolutionized the gaming industry, and some would argue that the story behind it, and its legendary pack-in game Tetris, is just as if not more interesting than the console.
—Rahul Majumdar, Newsweek, 6 Feb. 2025
Parker Hall The Best Handheld Gaming Consoles The second golden age of portable gaming is here.
—Parker Hall, WIRED, 29 Jan. 2025
Check out some portable projectors under $100 from across the web that will upgrade your next watch party.
—Clint Davis, People.com, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for portable
Adjective
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The iPhone 16e also supports Wi-Fi 6 with 2x2 MIMO), Bluetooth 5.3, and NFC radio for tap-and-go mobile payments, and Express Cards with power reserve.—
Eric Zeman,
PCMAG,
19 Feb. 2025
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This can include ensuring that data is properly backed up, mobile devices are safe and sensitive data is password protected.—
Jamie Akhtar,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Between the lines: More nuclear generation could come either through large projects or small modular reactors that can generate up to 300 megawatts.—
Jeremy Duda,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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After the announcement in October that the e-commerce giant was leading a $500 million funding round for X-energy, a developer of a small modular reactor, other investors clamored to get in, too.—
Jeremy Bogaisky,
Forbes,
6 Feb. 2025
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Denver’s movable contracts were limited, in part because of multiple unsuccessful attempts to secure the very frontcourt depth Booth is determined to obtain.—
Bennett Durando,
The Denver Post,
7 Feb. 2025
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All three players are movable, so one or more could end up somewhere besides Chicago before the trade window closes Thursday.—
Julia Poe,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Feb. 2025
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“Portable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portable. Accessed 23 Feb. 2025.
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