1
as in stifles
to refrain from openly showing or uttering
pocketed my anger and just let the insult pass
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2
as in steals
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 handles
to put up with (something painful or difficult)
pocketed his wife's messy habits
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Recent Examples of pockets
Gaviota has its own hiring agency that pockets the salaries paid by Meliá and others.
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Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 23 Dec. 2025
At Intuit Dome, the team pockets all revenue from ticketing, premium, sponsorships and non-NBA events.
—Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pockets
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Administrative red tape stifles growth Beyond direct financial costs, small business owners are struggling with a sudden increase in bureaucratic red tape.—
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Over-regulation stifles American growth and aids China in this crucial race for global strength.—
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Tadd Fujikawa, just shy of his 16th birthday, steals the show at the Sony Open.—
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Millions are unemployed as AI steals entry-level roles—and experts don’t see the dire situation improving, instead warning that the traditional college-to-office path is forever broken.—
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Eric handles the role of the older Simms, while Finn plays the character in flashback scenes — including a jarring opening sequence of him in action.—
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Kaufmann was first elected to the Iowa House in 2012 and previously served as the chair of the Ways and Means Committee, which handles tax policy.—
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There is also something about a theme park that swallows you up.—
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Once attached, the virus slides along the surface until the cell reshapes itself and swallows the virus inside.—
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Soon after, a desperate man named Boomba, who witnessed Ma stealing from the shelter, breaks into her home and swipes her food, her phone, and a purse containing her family’s invaluable travel documents.—
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Wednesday swipes Enid’s driver’s-ed consent form to sneak off to visit Tyler at Willow Hill Psychiatric Hospital.—
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The rider represents our conscious reasoning, while the elephant stands for our intuitive emotional side.—
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Chicano Park stands as the epicenter of all things Logan.—
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Molochnikov’s Extremist, backed by Ben Stiller and John Lesher, is a resonant anti-war short that shows what happens when activism collides with an authoritarian regime that suppresses human rights and other freedoms.—
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When enforcement actions sweep through a community, fear suppresses economic activity almost overnight.—
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That setback forced a recalibration of priorities and reinforced the consequences of divided focus within a profession that tolerates little margin for error.—
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This slow-growing shrub tolerates shearing well; it can be sculpted into formal shapes.—
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“Pockets.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pockets. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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