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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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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
Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2026
The county did not pay all $5 million at once; instead, portions of the money were paid out annually until the agreement was canceled last year.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Both can be a part of a heart-healthy snack when portioned well.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 9 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Sometimes pâté is involved, prosciutto can also be wrapped around the duxelles, and a generous portion of mustard has been known to join the party.
—Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 3 Mar. 2026
The county did not pay all $5 million at once; instead, portions of the money were paid out annually until the agreement was canceled last year.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2026
Verb
Goldsmith noted saturated fat should still be portioned, even if not completely cut out.
—Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 18 Jan. 2026
Both can be a part of a heart-healthy snack when portioned well.
—Heather Jones, Verywell Health, 9 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for portion
Noun
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In the Texas primaries, each party wanted to get to a future a little beyond its candidates’ reach—in which political destiny was tempered and interrupted by the particularity of its characters.—
Benjamin Wallace-Wells,
New Yorker,
4 Mar. 2026
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In this way, the film becomes a manifesto for alternate destinies within the Black experience, and a semi-formal goodbye letter to the delusional but politically expedient optimism of the 2010s, wherein the end of the neoliberal order becomes a gateway to renewed self-possession and agency.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Mar. 2026
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Thomas Burberry’s founding principles were to create products that are enduring, that stand the test of time, and that will be part of people’s lives for a long time.—
Luke Leitch,
Vogue,
2 Mar. 2026
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Talarico, who has raised more money than Crockett, is part of the Texas primary's record fundraising pace.—
THOMAS BEAUMONT,
Arkansas Online,
2 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Investors sold off shares across sectors, with analysts citing heightened uncertainty as the main driver behind the sharp decline.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
3 Mar. 2026
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Defense and energy stocks in New York rose while shares in travel companies plunged.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Between 1974 and 1976 alone, the National Endowment for the Arts distributed nearly forty million dollars in grants to sixteen hundred projects.—
Jill Lepore,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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Encompassing more than a thousand nonprofit cultural organizations across five boroughs, the DCA is the largest municipal cultural funder in the US, distributing $245 million over the last fiscal year.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
2 Mar. 2026
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Patrick, a former state senator and conservative talk radio host from Houston, has held the lieutenant governor’s office for 10 years, wielding enormous control over the legislative agenda and the fate of bills in the state Senate.—
Karen Brooks Harper
Austin Bureau,
Dallas Morning News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Paltrow hasn’t discussed the fate of her engagement ring since the news of her and Pitt’s breakup came out in 1997.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
3 Mar. 2026
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Her time at The Post also includes five years in the Travel section.—
Becky Krystal,
Washington Post,
12 Mar. 2026
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Located between Iran’s southern coast and a peninsula shared by Oman and the Emirates, the strait is a tiny section of sea connecting the Persian Gulf to the Arabian Sea.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
Noun
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This is because today’s Full Moon energy can blow things out of proportion!—
Georgia Nicols,
Denver Post,
3 Mar. 2026
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Great sesame-ginger dressings start with fresh ingredients in just the right proportions.—
Jolene Thym,
Mercury News,
3 Mar. 2026
Verb
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First seen at a night-club table of menacing lowlifes, Ida, whose mother tongue is Brooklynese, suddenly switches to a heavy British accent and dispenses a torrent of highly literary sarcasms.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
4 Mar. 2026
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Often used by pilots, sailors, hikers and others to dispense emergency notifications from remote areas, the 406 beacons can be smaller, personal devices or larger units that are mounted to planes or boats and triggered automatically in crisis scenarios.—
Emily Mae Czachor,
CBS News,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Portion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portion. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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