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as in destiny
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 part
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 share
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 to distribute
to give out (something) to appropriate individuals
portioned out the medical supplies equally
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Recent Examples of portion
Danielle Barreras, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2025
The greatest threat for up to 1 inch of snow is over far southern portions of central Indiana.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025
Mark Greif, Harper's Magazine, 26 July 2024
Tips from the Southern Living Test Kitchen Use a small cookie scoop to easily portion the chocolate mixture.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2024
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Noun
In 2022, the portions of Miami-Dade fourth graders scoring proficient or above on the National Assessment of Education Progress (NAEP) indicated significant racial disparities, with 21 percent of Black, 40 percent of Hispanic, and 64 percent of White students reaching this achievement.
—Danielle Barreras, Miami Herald, 10 Feb. 2025
The greatest threat for up to 1 inch of snow is over far southern portions of central Indiana.
—Gabe Hauari, USA TODAY, 10 Feb. 2025
Verb
The temptation to portion out one’s cathedral of counterpoised and cantilevered writing into knickknacks certainly is vivid to him.
—Mark Greif, Harper's Magazine, 26 July 2024
Tips from the Southern Living Test Kitchen Use a small cookie scoop to easily portion the chocolate mixture.
—Southern Living Test Kitchen, Southern Living, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for portion
Noun
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This book really focuses on the idea of fate and destiny.—
Dessi Gomez,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2025
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Loucks Family Even as a child, Maggie Loucks believed being a mom was her destiny.—
Yuki Noguchi,
NPR,
12 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Since the flight that crash landed in Toronto on Monday originated in the U.S., one of my colleagues wanted to know how much of a part the Federal Aviation Administration and the rest of the U.S. air traffic and safety system played in the incident.—
Zach Wichter,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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Velasquez was a 2nd round pick of the Philadelphia Phillies in 2010 Velasquez has parts of 9 years experience, with five different teams, most recently the Pittsburgh Pirates.—
Bernie Pleskoff,
Forbes,
19 Feb. 2025
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At the same time, polling has shown that U.S. adults tend to overestimate the share of the federal budget that is spent on foreign aid.—
Linley Sanders,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Feb. 2025
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Wall Street analysts’ consensus outlook was for earnings of $1.05 per share and revenue of $611.3 million.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The food bank will help distribute 270,000 eggs to support families affected by the wildfires; another 54,000 eggs will go to Gather For Good, which works with restaurant owners, chefs, farmers and others in the service industry to prepare meals for first responders and others across the LA area.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA TODAY,
14 Feb. 2025
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Student loans could be administered by Treasury Even if the Education Department no longer existed, another government agency would likely administer the task of distributing student financial aid funds, experts say.—
Annie Nova,Jessica Dickler,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2025
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The far away country was Czechoslovakia and so off Chamberlain flew to meet Hitler in Munich to decide the fate of the Czechoslovaks without them at the table with the big powers.—
New York Daily News Editorial Board,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2025
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The result is a season that’s ludicrous in plot yet freshly unsettling in its portrayal of how people can become resigned to their fate.—
Shirley Li,
The Atlantic,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Paramount will also take up a section of the townhouse to fête Gladiator II’s three nods as will Black Bear for the aforementioned Conclave and Sing Sing.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
15 Feb. 2025
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In the Rocky Mountains, skiers eager for the long Presidents' Day weekend are already facing a closure on a section of Interstate 70 due to snow as officials warn of hazardous conditions on the mountain roads over the weekend.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
15 Feb. 2025
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The study shows that the Palisades fire area has the highest proportion of LEP Asians, followed by those living in the Eaton evacuation zone, where a large segment of the Asian population is located.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2025
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The increase in gross margin is attributed to the higher proportion of direct-to-consumer sales.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
7 Feb. 2025
Verb
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After receiving free cans of Poppi dispensed from the aesthetic vending machines, many of the influencers documented their unboxing experiences for their large online followings.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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That strategy resonated with Zaslow, who has used it to dispense with the newspapers and magazines that were accumulating on a bookshelf in her own home.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Portion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portion. Accessed 24 Feb. 2025.
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