as in mobile
capable of being moved especially with ease
a portable stereo system
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Recent Examples of portable
The small, portable packets make the product accessible to a wider audience.
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Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
The Roam tier can also be used with the portable Starlink Mini dish, which was released last year.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Hikers have also given the portable Sawyer Mini Water Filtration System, $30, more than 35,000 five-star ratings at Amazon.
—Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2025
Patrons 18 or older can check out circulating electronic devices which currently include mobile hotspots, portable internet devices and Chromebooks.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
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Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025
The Roam tier can also be used with the portable Starlink Mini dish, which was released last year.
—Senior Reporter, PC Magazine, 12 Sep. 2025
Hikers have also given the portable Sawyer Mini Water Filtration System, $30, more than 35,000 five-star ratings at Amazon.
—Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 11 Sep. 2025
Patrons 18 or older can check out circulating electronic devices which currently include mobile hotspots, portable internet devices and Chromebooks.
—Anna Kleiber, jsonline.com, 10 Sep. 2025
See All Example Sentences for portable
Recent Examples of Synonyms for portable
Adjective
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Under his watch, the once-traditional fast-food chain had launched updatable menu screens in all restaurants and a sophisticated mobile app.—
Elie Ofek,
Harvard Business Review,
14 Sep. 2025
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Consumers adapted seamlessly, continuing to tap cards or mobile wallets with new logos.—
Ilona Limonta-Volkova,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Slate Auto, which is also funded by Amazon founder Jeff Bezos and General Catalyst, aims to bring modular, fully customizable electric trucks to market.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
10 Sep. 2025
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By blending the technical rigor of modular construction with an investor-friendly operating system, Gude creates a path to deliver thousands of units at a fraction of traditional costs.—
Jennifer Castenson,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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One of the advantages of container plants is that many are movable and can be relocated to a cooler and more sheltered location in very hot weather.—
Rita Perwich,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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The combination of the roof drain and the city line to the road malfunctioned, both contributing to flooding in the school's two 4K classrooms, which are two rooms that are joined together and are divided by a moveable wall.—
Alec Johnson,
jsonline.com,
30 Aug. 2025
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“Portable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portable. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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