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as in destinies
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 parts
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 shares
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 distributes
to give out (something) to appropriate individuals
portioned out the medical supplies equally
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Recent Examples of portions
CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
If there are green runners and leaves among the brown portions, lawns should recover and rather rapidly when consistent spring weather returns.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2026
Still, Swain already sees deals developing where CVs are purchasing surprisingly large portions of existing funds, in some cases replacing 85% or 90% of the existing investors.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
However, California’s 29th Congressional District lost portions of the Kagel and Lopez Canyon area but extended east along the Foothill 210 freeway toward the border with Sunland.
—Linh Tat, Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026
Title sponsors fund portions of large-scale events.
—Bella Monaco, Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026
The board on Tuesday also approved some amendments to agreements between the county and several outside organizations that received portions of the county’s federal pandemic relief funds — organizations like PADS of Elgin and Suicide Prevention Services of America.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
But a tree fell on his home of 20 years, and portions of the roof of a house across the street blew into his yard.
—Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2026
Everything is bigger in Texas, especially the portions.
—Zoey Goto, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
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The Utah man accused of killing Charlie Kirk was back in court Friday as a state judge denied some efforts by his attorneys to restrict public access to court documents while not ruling out the possibility of closing portions of an upcoming hearing.
—CBS News, 14 Mar. 2026
If there are green runners and leaves among the brown portions, lawns should recover and rather rapidly when consistent spring weather returns.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 14 Mar. 2026
Still, Swain already sees deals developing where CVs are purchasing surprisingly large portions of existing funds, in some cases replacing 85% or 90% of the existing investors.
—Shawn Tully, Fortune, 14 Mar. 2026
However, California’s 29th Congressional District lost portions of the Kagel and Lopez Canyon area but extended east along the Foothill 210 freeway toward the border with Sunland.
—Linh Tat, Daily News, 14 Mar. 2026
Title sponsors fund portions of large-scale events.
—Bella Monaco, Dallas Morning News, 13 Mar. 2026
The board on Tuesday also approved some amendments to agreements between the county and several outside organizations that received portions of the county’s federal pandemic relief funds — organizations like PADS of Elgin and Suicide Prevention Services of America.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 13 Mar. 2026
But a tree fell on his home of 20 years, and portions of the roof of a house across the street blew into his yard.
—Arkansas Online, 8 Mar. 2026
Everything is bigger in Texas, especially the portions.
—Zoey Goto, Travel + Leisure, 8 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for portions
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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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That’s the hope of the United States and Israel, which have urged the Iranian people to take hold of their destinies following the war.—
Ron Kampeas,
Sun Sentinel,
2 Mar. 2026
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As conflict destabilizes parts of the Middle East, the ripple effects are already reaching the region’s luxury economy, which has become a promising growth engine for a struggling global sector.—
Tara Donaldson,
Vogue,
10 Mar. 2026
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The show is equal parts investigation into the craft of writing and conversation about the topics of an author’s work.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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Michigan automakers are also suffering, with Ford shares down 15% and General Motors off 8% since the start of the conflict, as higher energy costs threaten both production expenses and consumer demand.—
Benzinga,
Freep.com,
14 Mar. 2026
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That’s based on the number of outstanding shares as of March 4, the record date of the annual meeting, as shown in the proxy statement.—
Alex Crippen,
CNBC,
14 Mar. 2026
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Putting healthcare at the top of his affordability list, Coghill, 46, runs a business which imports and distributes timber products.—
Steve Sadin,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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Some of the bikes are used in Metro’s Adopt A Bike Grant Program, which distributes them to those in need.—
Karen Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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The next month will help determine the fates of dozens of star college players — and the future of teams such as the Chicago Bulls.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
10 Mar. 2026
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At its best, the scientific method consigns the worst fates that befall humans (debilitating illnesses, devastating diseases) to history.—
Noubar Afeyan,
Time,
9 Mar. 2026
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CVs are one of the fastest growing segments in financial services.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
14 Mar. 2026
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As was the case in December, while volume was down across all segments, large deals, those above $100 million, did see positive year-over-year growth.—
Diana Olick,
CNBC,
13 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The company will also add an iPad-like sidebar for the apps and deliver proportions similar to those in the tablet's landscape view.—
Jibin Joseph,
PC Magazine,
13 Mar. 2026
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And, Flaks said, the health system will soon announce another investment of historic proportions on the campus.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
13 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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Of course, the real issue isn’t advice itself, but rather the wisdom of whomever dispenses it—and finding them in the first place is harder to admitting someone else’s opinion just may be savvier than your own.—
Mark Ellwood,
Robb Report,
3 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Portions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portions. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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