1
as in destiny
a state or end that seemingly has been decided beforehand
he had always just assumed that lifelong bachelorhood would be his portion
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2
as in part
one of the pieces from which something is designed to be assembled
equal portions of the students' day are devoted to study, recreation, and sleep
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as in share
something belonging to, due to, or contributed by an individual member of a group
each camper gets an equal portion of the food
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as in to distribute
to give out (something) to appropriate individuals
portioned out the medical supplies equally
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Recent Examples of portion
Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 18 May 2025
The federal government contributes the other 60% and covers a portion of the insurer’s operating expenses.
—Rose Schnabel, Sun Sentinel, 18 May 2025
Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2025
Even generously portioned into two sets with an intermission, their 23-song show almost seemed over too fast, but that’s a testament generally to their clock-stopping spell.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Mar. 2025
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Noun
Changes to birthright laws would impact a large portion of the U.S. population.
—Ramon Padilla, USA Today, 18 May 2025
The federal government contributes the other 60% and covers a portion of the insurer’s operating expenses.
—Rose Schnabel, Sun Sentinel, 18 May 2025
Verb
Dip the knife or bench scaper in flour before portioning the scones for clean slices.
—Alana Al-Hatlani, Southern Living, 13 Mar. 2025
Even generously portioned into two sets with an intermission, their 23-song show almost seemed over too fast, but that’s a testament generally to their clock-stopping spell.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 12 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for portion
Noun
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Features footage the director shot over 20 years, traversing all of his past films in an epic look at the romantic destiny of his perennial heroine, Qiaoqiao.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
9 May 2025
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The Trump administration might believe that Ukraine’s destiny has no bearing on the future of the NATO alliance.—
Liana Fix,
Foreign Affairs,
1 May 2025
Noun
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One thing for certain, Trusty said, is that the fancy cars, houses and planes that Combs has accumulated are in the prosecutors’ crosshairs, as are any of his companies that could broadly be construed as being part of the racketeering enterprise in the slightest of ways.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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One of those places was a little diner called The Waffle Hut, which had been part of our town for several decades.—
Gwen Rockwood,
Arkansas Online,
15 May 2025
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That’s more than four times the share of France, which ranks second, followed by Russia.—
Nectar Gan,
CNN Money,
9 May 2025
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Its net loss per share was $1.56, more than triple the $0.42 that analysts expected, according to Yahoo Finance.—
Kevin Ryan,
Quartz,
9 May 2025
Verb
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Wright partnered with Arthur L. Richards, who manufactured and distributed the homes, though they were only offered commercially for 14 months.—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
8 May 2025
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Daniel was shortlisted for the 2021 AT&T Untold Stories Competition and produced the award-winning short doc Ale Libre distributed by The New Yorker.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
8 May 2025
Noun
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The 10 seconds between numbers feel interminable when the fate of 14 selections is on the line.—
Mike Vorkunov,
New York Times,
13 May 2025
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The fate of current Thursdays-at-9 occupant Doctor Odyssey remains TBD.—
Ryan Schwartz,
TVLine,
13 May 2025
Noun
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For the fourth main section of practice, the Chargers also installed plays and schemes.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
10 May 2025
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Fans gushed over the sweet image and clip in the comment section of the Instagram post.—
Ingrid Vasquez,
People.com,
10 May 2025
Noun
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Some people may have a higher proportion of fast-twitch muscle fibers with greater growth potential.—
Alyssa Hui-Anderson,
Verywell Health,
16 May 2025
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Even on a total dollar basis across all states, not just those adopting Medicaid expansion, blue states received a lower proportion of Medicaid funding from the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services than the federal government collected from them in federal tax receipts.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
16 May 2025
Verb
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The Drama League, made up of industry professions, producers, artists, audiences and critics, first dispensed awards in 1922 and formalized the practice in 1935, making the The Drama League Awards the oldest theatrical honors in America.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
16 May 2025
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The ensuing conflict between them takes an abrupt turn into a hotel-room two-hander as Anima fastens Abel to a bed and coerces him into confronting his feelings by playing his own music to him and dispensing shallow insights about how his songs’ upbeat melodies belie their cry-for-help content.—
Charles Bramesco,
IndieWire,
15 May 2025
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“Portion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portion. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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