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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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2
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
Melina Khan, USA Today, 9 May 2026
Led by Chairman Brendan Carr, the FCC accused ABC’s The View of not complying with the equal-time rule, even though the interview portions of talk shows have historically been exempt from the rule requiring equal time for opposing political candidates.
—Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
Robinson will next appear in court on May 19, when his attorneys will argue to have portions of his preliminary hearing sealed.
—Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
There was some improvement across southern Colorado, where portions of Teller, Fremont, El Paso and Pueblo counties improved from moderate drought to abnormally dry conditions.
—Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 8 May 2026
The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory on Friday for portions of Stanislaus, Butte, Colusa and Glenn counties.
—Allison Gibson, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
The Storm Prediction Center, part of the National Weather Service, has placed portions of central Missouri at a marginal risk of severe weather, Level 1 of 5.
—Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
This seat, which blends portions of Kim and Calvert’s current districts, spans from Mission Viejo in Orange County up into Woodcrest, Menifee and Murrieta in Riverside County.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
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—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Noun
The amount will depend on the number of valid claims submitted and the amount remaining in the fund after portions are distributed to pay attorneys, expenses and other fees.
—Melina Khan, USA Today, 9 May 2026
Led by Chairman Brendan Carr, the FCC accused ABC’s The View of not complying with the equal-time rule, even though the interview portions of talk shows have historically been exempt from the rule requiring equal time for opposing political candidates.
—Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 8 May 2026
Robinson will next appear in court on May 19, when his attorneys will argue to have portions of his preliminary hearing sealed.
—Andi Babineau, CNN Money, 8 May 2026
There was some improvement across southern Colorado, where portions of Teller, Fremont, El Paso and Pueblo counties improved from moderate drought to abnormally dry conditions.
—Callie Zanandrie, CBS News, 8 May 2026
The National Weather Service issued a heat advisory on Friday for portions of Stanislaus, Butte, Colusa and Glenn counties.
—Allison Gibson, Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026
The Storm Prediction Center, part of the National Weather Service, has placed portions of central Missouri at a marginal risk of severe weather, Level 1 of 5.
—Kansas City Star, 1 May 2026
This seat, which blends portions of Kim and Calvert’s current districts, spans from Mission Viejo in Orange County up into Woodcrest, Menifee and Murrieta in Riverside County.
—Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 1 May 2026
If portions of the page appear blank and an ad blocker is enabled, please disable the ad blocker and refresh the page to ensure full access to the content.
—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for portions
Noun
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And for all of that time, our destinies as Nations have been interlinked.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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And for all of that time, our destinies as Nations have been interlinked.—
Washington Examiner Staff,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Apr. 2026
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What to do nearby The sea around these parts is where legendary oceanographer Jacques Cousteau invented scuba diving.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 May 2026
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Max Schuemann, another righty, hasn’t shown much at the plate over parts of three big league seasons.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
12 May 2026
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Traders have caught wind of the rising demand for memory chips, sending shares of those companies higher in the past week.—
Tobias Burns,
CNBC,
10 May 2026
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Despite its inflated stock price, AOL still had to increase its shares outstanding by 120% to make the buy, again mirroring the huge dilution in Gamestop-eBay.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
9 May 2026
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Linde distributes gases like oxygen, nitrogen and hydrogen a few different ways.—
Jeff Marks,Alexa LoMonaco,
CNBC,
13 May 2026
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It’s made in France from durable Burgundian clay, which slowly and uniformly distributes heat.—
Catherine Garcia,
TheWeek,
12 May 2026
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But the prevailing auditory sense that stands out in memory is an uncanny calmness, met by a student trapped inside, alive and aware, who cut through the stillness to comfort his peers while their fates remained sealed between earth and steel.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
9 May 2026
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Presumably, the fates were not kind to Pete Best.—
Philip Martin,
Arkansas Online,
9 May 2026
Noun
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These appear when the intense, unresolved light from the AGN interacts with the geometry of Webb’s hexagonal mirror segments and the support struts of its secondary mirror, slightly bending the light and creating the characteristic pattern.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
10 May 2026
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Filming for this season’s segments at the six restaurants all took place in February, with Fieri visiting each spot with his son and fellow Food Network personality, Hunter.—
Phillip Valys,
Sun Sentinel,
9 May 2026
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The grandeur of fantasy at our fingertips, Mario’s essence blown up to galactic proportions, has yet to be rivaled.—
Billie Bugara,
Pitchfork,
9 May 2026
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The city is also extending bar and restaurant hours, something that would take an impossible feat of mighty proportions to do in Boston.—
Joe Battenfeld,
Boston Herald,
9 May 2026
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This Oxo dish brush features a handle that dispenses soap at the push of a button.—
BestReviews,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
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That unit dispenses prescriptions in CVS’ more than 9,000 retail pharmacies and provides other services, such as vaccinations and diagnostic testing.—
Annika Kim Constantino,
CNBC,
6 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Portions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portions. Accessed 16 May. 2026.
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