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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
Briseida Holguin, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
Live shrub portions may be down closer to the ground.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
Joshua sat ringside and appeared to be using his phone to film portions of the fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
—ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
Consider returning in the winter to snowshoe portions of the Ice Age Trail, too.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 2026
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—Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 10 Apr. 2026
The study is examining whether portions of the coastline meet criteria for national park designation, including significance, suitability and feasibility, along with the need for National Park Service management.
—City News Service, Daily News, 10 Apr. 2026
Northern portions of the Sacramento Valley may also see gusty winds.
—Lauren Chapman, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2026
Williams’ letter says the property is located in the North Fork New River Archaeological Zone, which contains portions of a historic camp and a burial ground for the Seminole Tribe of Florida.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
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Texas hemp retailers are getting temporary relief after a judge blocked the state's new ban on smokable THC products – a rule that shop owners say threatened to wipe out large portions of their business.
—Briseida Holguin, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
Live shrub portions may be down closer to the ground.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 Apr. 2026
Joshua sat ringside and appeared to be using his phone to film portions of the fight at Tottenham Hotspur Stadium.
—ABC News, 11 Apr. 2026
Consider returning in the winter to snowshoe portions of the Ice Age Trail, too.
—Stephanie Vermillion, Travel + Leisure, 11 Apr. 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, 10 Apr. 2026
The study is examining whether portions of the coastline meet criteria for national park designation, including significance, suitability and feasibility, along with the need for National Park Service management.
—City News Service, Daily News, 10 Apr. 2026
Northern portions of the Sacramento Valley may also see gusty winds.
—Lauren Chapman, Sacbee.com, 10 Apr. 2026
Williams’ letter says the property is located in the North Fork New River Archaeological Zone, which contains portions of a historic camp and a burial ground for the Seminole Tribe of Florida.
—Scott Travis, Sun Sentinel, 4 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for portions
Noun
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Twelve destinies searching for peace and belonging, while the house remains a haven through decades of turmoil.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
9 Apr. 2026
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But Calle, like any writer, sketches her characters and frames their destinies.—
Elisa Wouk Almino
Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
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After Monday's severe storms brought tornadoes to parts of Minnesota, Tuesday will be much quieter across the state.—
Joseph Dames,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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The most important parts of the accords, though, were not in the accords.—
Louis Menand,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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Locklear, best known for her roles on Dynasty and Melrose Place, shares daughter Ava Sambora, 28, with ex-husband Richie Sambora.—
Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
11 Apr. 2026
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The expert shares that this design makes the sponge too harsh for delicate or coated appliance surfaces, as the abrasive materials scrape the finish and cause visible damage.—
Maria Sabella,
The Spruce,
11 Apr. 2026
Verb
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There is a choreography to how reality TV distributes empathy, both in and outside of Bravo.—
Shamira Ibrahim,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Apr. 2026
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Every Thursday before Easter, the monarch distributes special coins.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
4 Apr. 2026
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Mantello has chosen to have different actors play the young Biff (Joaquin Consuelos) and the young Happy (Jake Termine), sharpening the contrast between their potential and their fates.—
Chris Jones,
New York Daily News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Dahl’s books are fanciful and imaginative, but also dark, cynical, and mean (and, unfortunately, often reflected his real-life ugliness), spinning stories in which gruesome and unpleasant fates befell rotten kids, and adults were frequently selfish, cruel, and not to be trusted.—
Wilson Chapman,
IndieWire,
10 Apr. 2026
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Even short, regular walks – whether around your neighborhood or broken into 10-to-15-minute segments throughout the day – can improve cardiovascular health, boost mood and support digestion.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
11 Apr. 2026
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Reentry was one of the riskiest segments of the journey.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
11 Apr. 2026
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Completed around 1570 in northern Italy, the Villa Rotonda features symmetrical facades and harmonious proportions that have been equated with Renaissance humanism and rationalism.—
Kevin D. Murphy,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2026
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But the Knicks went 1-3 against the Pistons last year before beating them in six games in the first round last season — a series the Pistons remember vividly as a robbery of epic proportions.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Black folks have seen the face of the US’s prerogative state—the side of the government that dispenses arbitrary jurisprudence, discriminatory law enforcement, and violence against those who challenge its authority and dominant ideologies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Mar. 2026
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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
Cite this Entry
“Portions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portions. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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