portioned

past tense of portion

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of portioned Howrey’s own politics are here — feminist, environmentalist, activist — but believably portioned out to her characters. — Meredith Maran, Los Angeles Times, 8 Sep. 2026 Desserts such as the Jamaican rum cake with coconut ice cream are portioned for sharing. — John Kessler, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026 And this is where the genius kicks in—instead of being one giant space where things get stuffed on top of one another and nothing’s accessible, it’s portioned into customizable shelves. — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2026 What’s more, it’s already portioned out into the correct dosage, so there’s no need to worry about accidentally taking too little or too much. — Bestreviews, Mercury News, 26 Aug. 2026 Instead of making last-minute pet store runs, many owners are choosing subscription meal plans that arrive automatically and are portioned specifically for their dogs. — Kasey Caminiti, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2026 The roasted chiles, cleaned or not, can be portioned into zip-top or vacuum seal bags and frozen for up to two years. — Sean Timberlake, Sacbee.com, 30 July 2026 For someone trying to pull that off on a Tuesday night, having the ingredients already portioned and waiting in the freezer is the difference between cooking and ordering takeout. — Ascend Agency, Sun Sentinel, 22 June 2026 Each dish is wonderfully prepared and portioned. — Wendy Altschuler, Forbes.com, 12 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for portioned
Verb
  • Leaflets were distributed in a Berlin neighborhood in early September, inviting residents to a special ceremony.
    — Lois K. Solomon, Sun Sentinel, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Roja London is distributed globally through independent retailers and stores including Harrods, Bloomingdale’s, Saks Fifth Avenue, KaDeWe, Oberpollinger, Jovoy, Laure and El Palacio de Hierro.
    — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The clip opens onto what looks to be the tribute parade in a stadium filled with purple and yellow smoke dispensed by drone-like airships.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 16 Sep. 2026
  • Sales of prepared food and dispensed beverages also increase slightly less than anticipated.
    — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 9 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • This could look like pointing out a character’s different skin tone in a board book, or noticing aloud why a toy aisle is divided by color.
    — Anahi Collado, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026
  • According to Sipple, there were between five and eight children per grade level, divided between boarders and day students.
    — Ashley Baker, Vanity Fair, 22 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The company has not provided a date for full-scale manufacturing.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
  • EvilTokens provided a single service for streamlining most steps required to compromise email accounts in large numbers.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The move would overhaul how federal money is allocated to science—a similar rule change was already proposed by the Office of Management and Budget (OMB), which garnered significant criticism from scientists and national science organizations.
    — Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 21 Sep. 2026
  • City Council members allocated $400,000 to support the CARE program’s first phase of development in February 2024.
    — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 19 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • In June 1926, the SAT exam was first administered to 8,000 high school students who hoped to attend elite universities.
    — Beth Kania-Gosche, The Conversation, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Inside a white-walled room, a clinician administered ibogaine, a psychoactive compound derived from a sacred Central African bark.
    — Claire Hoffman, Rolling Stone, 21 Sep. 2026

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“Portioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portioned. Accessed 26 Sep. 2026.

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