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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
Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2026
The weather service issued tornado warnings early Saturday evening for northern and northeastern portions of Kansas, including Decatur County and Rawlins County.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 20 June 2026
While many people know portions of Rector’s story, Edwards said few understand what happened after her childhood years.
—J.m. Banks
june 20, Kansas City Star, 20 June 2026
In separate statements this week, representatives for both Eversource and UI said the companies have no plans to sell off portions of their service territories in Connecticut.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2026
Most recently, portions of the blue layer of the pool have been seen tearing away and floating in the pool.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 20 June 2026
Their study found that southern portions of the San Andreas fault and parts of the adjacent San Jacinto fault line are locked and loaded to their highest stress levels in 1,000 years — increasing the probability of a significant earthquake.
—Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 19 June 2026
The Israeli military took over large portions of Gaza as part of a broad invasion, and later seized control of chunks of Lebanon and Syria.
—Melanie Lidman, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
Keep portions consistent for a few days to identify patterns.
—Brittany Poulson, Verywell Health, 19 June 2026
Noun
While portions of the old WB&A are now light rail, much of its route has been made into bike trails in Anne Arundel and Prince George’s counties.
—Jacques Kelly, Baltimore Sun, 20 June 2026
The weather service issued tornado warnings early Saturday evening for northern and northeastern portions of Kansas, including Decatur County and Rawlins County.
—Denise Chow, NBC news, 20 June 2026
While many people know portions of Rector’s story, Edwards said few understand what happened after her childhood years.
—J.m. Banks
june 20, Kansas City Star, 20 June 2026
In separate statements this week, representatives for both Eversource and UI said the companies have no plans to sell off portions of their service territories in Connecticut.
—John Moritz, Hartford Courant, 20 June 2026
Most recently, portions of the blue layer of the pool have been seen tearing away and floating in the pool.
—Jeanine Santucci, USA Today, 20 June 2026
Their study found that southern portions of the San Andreas fault and parts of the adjacent San Jacinto fault line are locked and loaded to their highest stress levels in 1,000 years — increasing the probability of a significant earthquake.
—Kasha Patel, CNN Money, 19 June 2026
The Israeli military took over large portions of Gaza as part of a broad invasion, and later seized control of chunks of Lebanon and Syria.
—Melanie Lidman, Chicago Tribune, 19 June 2026
Keep portions consistent for a few days to identify patterns.
—Brittany Poulson, Verywell Health, 19 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for portions
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People want to control their own destinies.—
Jon Ostenson,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
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The movies before this one, their destinies were so half-hazard.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
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Options include hosting no programming, closing parts of the building to allow for limited programming or scheduling a limited series of closures around the building while a full slate of programming continues.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
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Ferris Bueller's Day Off was only Mia Sara's second film role, but her Sloane Peterson has come to be heralded as one of the defining parts of her career.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 June 2026
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The explanation is a capital-account drain that the same AI boom is driving, as Korean savers pour money into American technology shares.—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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Kidman shares Sunday Rose and daughter Faith Margaret with her ex-husband Keith Urban.—
Lara Walsh,
InStyle,
20 June 2026
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Tip Toe is produced in association with ITV Studios, which also distributes the show internationally.—
Jake Kanter,
Deadline,
17 June 2026
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Capitol News Illinois is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news service that distributes state government coverage to hundreds of news outlets statewide.—
Ben Szalinski,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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With the news that Assad had fled the country came the hope of finding out their fates.—
Sally Hayden,
PEOPLE,
19 June 2026
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And yet the federalist structure of our government — largely giving states the power to determine their own fates — complicates that idea.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
9 June 2026
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Paul Dugdale directed, with documentary segments from Farah X, and Live Nation Studios produced.—
Hannah Abraham,
Forbes.com,
21 June 2026
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Climaxing the anticipation built by the first two segments’ energy, the track slowly fades out, setting up the perfect opportunity to run it back.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
20 June 2026
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That meant just two pairs of shoes across five days, both with the practical proportions that have long defined her formal wardrobe.—
Maggie Clancy,
Footwear News,
20 June 2026
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Research by the American Academy of Pediatrics shows that students who live in low-income neighborhoods and attend schools with higher proportions of students of color receive less recess time and lower quality recess.—
Cierra Morgan,
Los Angeles Times,
18 June 2026
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According to a news release, Sibley entered into a collaborative agreement with pharmacist Josh Harrison at The Compounding Lab, which dispenses drugs for people and animals.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 June 2026
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Like a vending machine that dispenses Hot Wheels instead of Coca-Cola.—
Olivia Wakim,
AJC.com,
16 June 2026
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“Portions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portions. Accessed 23 Jun. 2026.
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