POCKETED Synonyms: 150 Similar and Opposite Words

pocketed

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past tense of pocket

as in stifled

to refrain from openly showing or uttering pocketed my anger and just let the insult pass

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as in stole

to take (something) without right and with an intent to keep she casually pocketed the note from his desk to read later

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as in handled

to put up with (something painful or difficult) pocketed his wife's messy habits

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Recent Examples of pocketed During a four-year period beginning in 2020, Violetta Mailyan pocketed more than $25 million for Botox injections through Medicare payments, more than five times what any other doctor made in the same time frame, according to a news release from the Department of Justice. —

Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 20 May 2026 When buyers demanded their money back, Holdo agreed to refunds but allegedly pocketed the cash, leaving most victims without their money. —

Julie Sharp, CBS News, 20 May 2026 Keyshun Jones, 23, allegedly pocketed more than $80,000 in the scheme in November — and it was all caught on surveillance video. —

Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 30 Apr. 2026 According to sources, who've apparently came out of the woodwork on Monday, the 52-year-old actress pocketed more than seven figures in just her first week on the content platform. —

Sean Joseph Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Apr. 2026 Meanwhile, the everyday American who borrowed in good faith has been pursued, garnished and financially ruined when things go wrong, while the universities that pocketed the money walk away without consequence. —

Michael Carbonara, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026 After being held off the scoresheet in her first three games in a Fleet sweater, Eldridge has pocketed five goals in her last five games as the second-place Fleet (15-5-2-5) make a push for first place with three contests remaining on the regular-season slate. —

Jason Cooke, Boston Herald, 16 Apr. 2026 The United States was 116 years old when a 6-foot-3, 210-pound bruiser named Pudge pocketed those 500 clams. —

Steve Doerschuk, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026 Chicken breasts are marinated in olive oil, garlic, lemon, salt, and pepper and pocketed into a warm pita, topped with fresh tomatoes, red onion, lettuce, and tzatziki. —

Phoebe Evans, Southern Living, 13 Apr. 2026

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And while the state has seen strong GDP growth in recent months, business groups still worry that this economic success could be stifled by limited job growth and economic uncertainty in the wake of federal policy changes.

— P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 17 May 2026
Embarrassed in the first period, stifled in the second, the Avs did something that almost never happens in this town with this team.

— Troy Renck, Denver Post, 14 May 2026