1
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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2
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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3
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
Jon MacHota, New York Times, 31 July 2025
Moden stands to collect a portion of the $32.7 million developer fee.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2025
Camila Pedrosa
july 4, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2025
The rate is based on an assessment of each property’s future benefit to improvements and to portion out costs among property owners.
—Mason Rouser, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Noun
The team drill portion of Wednesday’s practice included several Lamb highlights.
—Jon MacHota, New York Times, 31 July 2025
Moden stands to collect a portion of the $32.7 million developer fee.
—Jennifer Van Grove, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2025
Verb
The main preparation room is strategically located adjacent to the walk-in freezer, which includes large bins of pre-mixed and portioned cookies prepared at the bakery’s central production facility.
—Camila Pedrosa
july 4, Sacbee.com, 4 July 2025
The rate is based on an assessment of each property’s future benefit to improvements and to portion out costs among property owners.
—Mason Rouser, Austin American Statesman, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for portion
Noun
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Suddenly destinies ceased to be a matter of personal control.—
Celia Bell
July 22,
Literary Hub,
22 July 2025
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There's some divine destiny, fate, something going on that brings them together.—
Maureen Lee Lenker Published,
EW.com,
22 July 2025
Noun
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The unstructured format is part of the magic—raw, real, and unfiltered.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
26 July 2025
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Eventually, the victim is persuaded to contact an IT security representative, who, in fact, is part of the ransomware operation.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
26 July 2025
Noun
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President Trump could use America's economic leverage to demand that America's wealthy allies match our share of investment in new medicines.—
Jeffrey Gerrish,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
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While national organizations like NPR and PBS generate their own revenue and receive only a small share of direct federal funding, their local member stations rely heavily on CPB grants.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
1 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Kennedy has now signed off on the recommendation to remove thimerosal from influenza vaccines distributed in the U.S.—
Joshua P. Cohen,
Forbes.com,
1 Aug. 2025
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On Friday, the Israeli military said that 200 trucks of aid were distributed by the U.N. and other organizations on Thursday, with hundreds more waiting to be picked up from border crossings inside Gaza.—
USA Today,
USA Today,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Lawmakers have blown past the July 1 deadline to pass a budget for the fiscal year that begins Oct. 1, creating uncertainty about the fate of state support for CVI.—
Andrea May Sahouri,
Freep.com,
25 July 2025
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Is that going to be baby Franklin's fate in the MCU?—
EW.com,
EW.com,
23 July 2025
Noun
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The track with a racing capacity of 146,000 could host 90,000 or more even with sections blocked off.—
Teresa M. Walker,
Chicago Tribune,
3 Aug. 2025
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Because the other topics in this section had not been updated since 2008, the decision was made to restore the Impeachment case back to its 2008 appearance.—
Peter Aitken,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Bonilla said the situation was blown out of proportion.—
Sarah Lapidus,
AZCentral.com,
10 July 2025
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The partnership is a first-of-its-kind but is selective, with Holmes stressing only a tiny proportion of the Disney+ library will move to ITVX and vice versa – totalling around 70 to 100 hours to ITVX at the start and a little more going the other way.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
10 July 2025
Verb
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The Tennessee law allows a pharmacists to dispense the drug to a patient who is 18 years or older as long as the pharmacy has a collaborative pharmacy practice agreement with a physician.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
26 July 2025
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The argument turned bitter when Slater’s team reportedly pushed HPE to dispense with two consultants close to the Trump administration, the vocal MAGA legal activist Mike Davis and lawyer Arthur Schwartz, and negotiate directly with the government’s lawyers.—
Liz Hoffman,
semafor.com,
24 July 2025
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“Portion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portion. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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