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capable of being moved especially with ease
a portable stereo system
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Recent Examples of portable
The Pro helped everyone needing an overpowered workhorse, the Air helped the fashionistas enjoy a design class and the MacBook was the small and portable laptop for living.
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Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
Emergency equipment — Jonny Kim with NASA spent part of his day on Wednesday conducting a routine checkout of the station's supply of portable emergency hardware, such as fire extinguishers and breathing masks.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 4 July 2025
To wit: a rechargeable, portable lamp to light your late-night dinner conversations, a Bluetooth speaker to keep your playlist going into the wee hours, and citronella mosquito coils to ward off uninvited guests.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 4 July 2025
Currently, the fair rents out a portable stage each year for its music acts.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 5 July 2025
Emergency equipment — Jonny Kim with NASA spent part of his day on Wednesday conducting a routine checkout of the station's supply of portable emergency hardware, such as fire extinguishers and breathing masks.
—Robert Z. Pearlman, Space.com, 4 July 2025
To wit: a rechargeable, portable lamp to light your late-night dinner conversations, a Bluetooth speaker to keep your playlist going into the wee hours, and citronella mosquito coils to ward off uninvited guests.
—Elly Leavitt, Vogue, 4 July 2025
Currently, the fair rents out a portable stage each year for its music acts.
—Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for portable
Adjective
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Earlier this week, meanwhile, CBS News was taken inside the Secret Service's James J. Rowley Training Center in Laurel, Maryland, to see the agency's security improvements in response to Butler, which include a fleet of military-grade drones and a system of mobile command posts.—
July 13,
CBS News,
13 July 2025
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Sentinel, made by mobile robot specialty company Boston Dynamics in Waltham, Massachusetts, weighs 70 pounds and stands about 2 feet tall.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
Freep.com,
12 July 2025
Adjective
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Its modular structure allows for new capabilities to be added as needed, making AEON a flexible addition for any industrial team.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
5 July 2025
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With seven pieces, the modular set includes a glass-top coffee table, two corner sofa pieces, and four middle sofa pieces, meaning shoppers can configure the sections into a large sectional or split them up to create a smaller sofa and separate chairs.—
Maggie Horton,
People.com,
5 July 2025
Adjective
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They are placed on top of a quarterback’s helmet and are small and easily movable, which helps teams capture unique views on the field.—
Antwan Staley,
New York Daily News,
11 June 2025
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Kuiper's previous delays have already eliminated any chance of Amazon meeting the FCC's deadline, but the time limit is movable, and the FCC has extended network authorization deadlines before.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
23 June 2025
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“Portable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portable. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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