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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
Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 June 2026
Place small portions of the goat cheese, about 1 teaspoon, over the tomatoes through-out the galette.
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Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2026
Unused portions of the annual limit don’t carry forward to future years.
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Bob Carlson,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
By Sunday into Monday, the plume is expected to expand westward across the Gulf of Mexico, bringing hazy conditions to portions of the Texas and Louisiana coasts.
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Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
The blaze threatened nearby communities, triggered pre-evacuation notices for portions of Loveland and burned for nearly three weeks.
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Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
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.
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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.
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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.
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J.m. Banks
june 20,
Kansas City Star,
20 June 2026
Noun
Groom roses to remove faded blooms, tall stems and declining portions.
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Tom MacCubbin,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 June 2026
Place small portions of the goat cheese, about 1 teaspoon, over the tomatoes through-out the galette.
—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
26 June 2026
Unused portions of the annual limit don’t carry forward to future years.
—
Bob Carlson,
Forbes.com,
26 June 2026
By Sunday into Monday, the plume is expected to expand westward across the Gulf of Mexico, bringing hazy conditions to portions of the Texas and Louisiana coasts.
—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
The blaze threatened nearby communities, triggered pre-evacuation notices for portions of Loveland and burned for nearly three weeks.
—
Dillon Thomas,
CBS News,
25 June 2026
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for portions
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People want to control their own destinies.
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The movies before this one, their destinies were so half-hazard.
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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.
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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.
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General Motors shares have dropped almost 4% this year, giving up some ground after surging more than 52% in 2025 and 48% in 2024.
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Copilot has struggled, and Microsoft’s shares are down double-digits in the past year as investors have fretted over AI’s impact on software, Microsoft’s reliance on OpenAI, and its heavy data center spending.
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Capitol News Illinois is a nonprofit, nonpartisan news service that distributes state government coverage to hundreds of news outlets statewide.
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If the corporation distributes some of its after-tax profits as dividends, shareholders may also pay tax on those dividends, which are generally reported on Schedule B of Form 1040.
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After Phil Nevin and Ron Washington also failed to hold the managerial job for more than two seasons, Minasian hired first-time manager Kurt Suzuki from his own front-office staff last fall, giving him a one-year deal with the acknowledgment that their fates were tied.
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The Miz and Kit Wilson experienced similar fates on the show over the last month.
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This is expected to continue based on current trends for regional startups as European energy and process industries segments embrace autonomous technologies, AI and low-to-zero carbon solutions.
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There have been earthquakes of this magnitude in the past that ruptured different segments of very long faults, creating the appearance of two different earthquakes but that were actually ruptures from the same event.
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Exaggerated proportions and a wide back create a playful and durable silhouette for a chair that’s suitable for both indoor and outdoor use.
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The lobby, which feels like an entry to a villa on Lake Como, is modeled after the classical Renaissance designs of architect Andrea Palladio and boasts high, curved ceilings; clean lines; colonnades; large proportions; and oversized fireplaces.
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The foundation dispenses $350,000 to $500,000 a year, according to the family's attorney, Stephanie Johnson O’Day.
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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.
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“Portions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portions. Accessed 2 Jul. 2026.
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