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as in portion
something belonging to, due to, or contributed by an individual member of a group
my share of the lottery winnings is over a million dollars her share of the bill comes to $13.44
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as in stake
a legal right to participation in the advantages, profits, and responsibility of something
she sold her share in the business to her partner
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Recent Examples of share
Lauren David, Southern Living, 13 June 2025
Yulin died of cardiac arrest on June 10 in New York City, according to a press release shared by the actor's representative Sue Leibman.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 13 June 2025
Jose Valentino Ruiz, The Conversation, 13 June 2025
Between January and March, according to Realtor.com, Canadians represented the biggest share of foreign home shoppers in the U.S., making up 34.7 percent of international traffic, followed by the U.K. (5.7 percent), Mexico (5.4 percent), Germany (3.8 percent), and Australia (3.2 percent).
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
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Verb
Cleaning experts share how to use this household good to scrub your surfaces.
—Lauren David, Southern Living, 13 June 2025
Yulin died of cardiac arrest on June 10 in New York City, according to a press release shared by the actor's representative Sue Leibman.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 13 June 2025
Noun
Jose Valentino Ruiz does not work for, consult, own shares in or receive funding from any company or organization that would benefit from this article, and has disclosed no relevant affiliations beyond their academic appointment.
—Jose Valentino Ruiz, The Conversation, 13 June 2025
Between January and March, according to Realtor.com, Canadians represented the biggest share of foreign home shoppers in the U.S., making up 34.7 percent of international traffic, followed by the U.K. (5.7 percent), Mexico (5.4 percent), Germany (3.8 percent), and Australia (3.2 percent).
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 June 2025
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Verb
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However, its forces did not participate in the invasion, and no Kuwaiti M1A2s ever rolled over the northern border.—
Paul Iddon,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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Haitian authorities allege 26 Colombian mercenaries participated in the 2021 assassination of Haitian President Jovenel Moise.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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Elam also shared portions of one of Lewis' final text messages to her.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
14 June 2025
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Kim is a Queens assemblyman from District 40, covering portions of Whitestone, Flushing, College Point, and Murray Hill.—
Ron Kim,
New York Daily News,
13 June 2025
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The article also said that Savvy holds stakes in Scopely.—
Nabih Bulos,
Los Angeles Times,
9 June 2025
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The group argues the case places the rights of AR-style weapons at stake, a key issue the high court punted on with its rejection of the petition regarding Maryland’s assault weapons ban.—
Jack Birle,
The Washington Examiner,
8 June 2025
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Lucy is part of a long line of de Koonings who have made art in or around this backyard.—
Alessandra Schade,
Vogue,
7 June 2025
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His deportation On March 15, Abrego Garcia was among the more than 200 people who were removed from the country as part of a mass deportation order by the Trump Administration.—
Chantelle Lee,
Time,
7 June 2025
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The 30-year-old musician has notably shared her distaste for Noth’s character, Mr. Big, Carrie Bradshaw’s on-and-off again love interest through the series and films.—
Charna Flam,
People.com,
7 June 2025
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If interest rates do indeed go down later in mid-June after the next FOMC meeting, the cost of capital should decline for many companies that are paying back variable rate small business loans.—
Rohit Arora,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Demographic breakdowns reveal higher proportions of white, urban, and employed individuals, with younger respondents more often uncertain or undecided about potential parenthood.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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Polls show a significant proportion of Gen Z and Generation Alpha (people born after 1996) expect to live to 100.—
Dr. Marschall Runge,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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Blewett is in the 90th percentile in getting hitters to whiff on his pitches, along with being in the 91st percentile in groundball percentage.—
Hunter Mulholland,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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At the time, the Rangers ranked 25th in slugging (.359), 26th in batting average (.228), 28th in on-base percentage (.285), and 29th in runs (113).—
Mac Engel,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
6 June 2025
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“Share.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/share. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.
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