1
as in portion
one of the pieces from which something is designed to be assembled
the model car came in several small parts that had to be put together
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2
as in share
something belonging to, due to, or contributed by an individual member of a group
wanted no part of the profits
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3
as in role
the action for which a person or thing is specially fitted or used or for which a thing exists
I'll do my part, so don't worry
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as in halfway
in some measure or degree
well, you're at least part right about her original name
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as in to separate
to go or move in different directions from a central point
after traveling together for three weeks, we parted at Rome
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2
as in to move
to leave a place often for another
parted with great ceremony but with little preparation for the dangers that lay ahead
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3
as in to divide
to set or force apart
parted the prongs with pliers
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4
as in to die
to stop living
before I part, I hope I have the opportunity to say my good-byes
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Recent Examples of part
Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
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
David Allen, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2018
Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Feb. 2025
Her makeup consisted of blush, a smokey eyeshadow look and her signature lined lips, while her hair was styled in a layered blowout parted in the middle.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
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Noun
However, that was just the visible part of a much larger problem, Bright said.
—Barbara Henry, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Mar. 2025
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
Adverb
François Girard’s take — part mysterious, part mystifying — on Wagner’s last opera is one of the Met’s most interesting productions of the last decade or so, and returns for the first time since its premiere in 2013.
—David Allen, New York Times, 1 Feb. 2018
Verb
Growing Conditions: Full to part sun and can tolerate wetter soil
Size: 80 feet tall
Zones: 1-7
19 Gorgeous, Fiery Fall Trees and Shrubs
04 of 11
Dove Tree
Dove tree (Davidia involucrata) is a small flowering tree native to China.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 Feb. 2025
Her makeup consisted of blush, a smokey eyeshadow look and her signature lined lips, while her hair was styled in a layered blowout parted in the middle.
—Michelle Lee, People.com, 19 Feb. 2025
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Architectural Digest may earn a portion of sales from products that are purchased through our site as part of our Affiliate Partnerships with retailers.—
Erika Owen,
Architectural Digest,
25 Feb. 2025
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Though the spinoff does not seem poised to match that level of popularity, it can be assumed that a significant portion of its audience will come from streaming viewers in the days after its NBC premiere.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Investors should consider buying shares of Flutter Entertainment ahead of its quarterly results next Tuesday despite recent proposals in New Jersey to almost double taxes on iGaming and sports betting, according to Bank of America.—
Sean Conlon,
CNBC,
26 Feb. 2025
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Other options on the table that could lead to coverage losses include imposing work requirements and lowering the federal share of spending for the Medicaid expansion population.—
Peter Sullivan,
Axios,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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She's got a handful of credits to her name, including a role in Sister Act 2, which also starred Goldberg.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
3 Mar. 2025
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Late Friday night, the Trump administration, as part of its push to modernize the government with software, laid off roughly 90 people from the General Services Administration—all federal technologists whose role was to modernize the government with software.—
Matteo Wong,
The Atlantic,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The 2025 spring equinox lands on Thursday, March 20, at 2:01 a.m., according to the Old Farmer’s Almanac.—
Hannah Poukish,
Sacramento Bee,
5 Mar. 2025
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Today the ranch, which covers 3,500 acres of mostly wooded land and streams, is run by Lynn’s family.—
Colleen Creamer,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Mar. 2025
Adverb
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Thus began my lifelong affiliation with dogs, which continues to this day in the person of Charley, paradoxically named not for me but for a previous Charley dog who showed up halfway down a lineage of canine hereditary succession.—
Charles Hammer,
Kansas City Star,
26 Feb. 2025
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And Spencer is still halfway around the world, shoveling coal on a merchant ship.—
Kimberly Roots,
TVLine,
23 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The January Starship mishap occurred over the North Atlantic after the 171-foot (52-meter) Starship separated from the Super Heavy rocket booster that hauled it toward space.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
28 Feb. 2025
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After Ruby’s arrest, Kevin, who had been separated from his wife for a year, filed for divorce and began seeking to regain custody of his four children.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
27 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The start of a new year is a time for planning, embracing change and moving forward.—
Kristjan Vilosius,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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On one of those days, Sue began asking Ken to move her to a care home.—
Jon Hamilton,
NPR,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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For decades afterward and until the advent of internet telephony, Druze families divided by the armistice lines who wanted to communicate with one another did so via megaphone in an area that came to be known as Shouting Hill.—
Uriel Heilman,
New York Daily News,
2 Mar. 2025
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Primary care has long been associated with the image of a busy doctor, divided between patients and the administrative grind.—
Stephen Wunker,
Forbes,
2 Mar. 2025
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“Part.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/part. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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