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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
Staff Report, Hartford Courant, 6 Jan. 2026
Parts of the stream are as salty as portions of Chesapeake Bay.
—Cutter Martin, CBS News, 6 Jan. 2026
Griffin recently caught wind of the tale and reacted in an Instagram post on Saturday, alleging Asher wasn't telling the truth about portions of the story.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Jan. 2026
Evenly divide tuna mixture into 4 portions (about 2/3 cup each); shape each portion into a (3 3/4-inch-wide) patty (about 3/4-inch-thick) and transfer to prepared plate.
—Amanda Stanfield, Southern Living, 5 Jan. 2026
The architects think it may be connected to the building’s original design concept, which divided the façade into three vertical portions, similar to a classic Greek column, with the 18th and 19th floors serving as components of the capital.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 5 Jan. 2026
To make your meal heart-healthy, use herbs instead of salt, pair meats with potassium-rich sides, and keep portions to 3–4 ounces.
—Laura Schober, Health, 5 Jan. 2026
This includes much of Tennessee and Kentucky, southwestern West Virginia, far western portions of Virginia and North Carolina, northern Alabama, northeast Mississippi, northwest Georgia, as well as southern portions of Indiana and Ohio.
—Joe Edwards, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Nov. 2025
In areas with heavy winter snowpacks, the snow acts as a great insulator, protecting the underground portions of the plant.
—Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Nov. 2025
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The advisory is for portions of northern Connecticut, central, eastern, northeastern, southeastern, and western Massachusetts, and northern Rhode Island.
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Strategists caution that off-year elections are signals, not destinies, with economic conditions, turnout dynamics, and campaign messaging still capable of reshaping the map before November 2026.—
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In 2023, on the fiftieth anniversary of Pinochet’s coup, Boric reminded Chileans of the terrible price their country had paid, and announced a national search plan to ascertain the destinies of as many as three thousand citizens who remain missing.—
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The year started with a four-day streak of 70-degree highs; however, Oklahoma will soon see temperatures dip a bit into the mid-50s and 60s at the start of next week, with some parts of the state expecting snow.—
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Running water and electricity were disrupted in parts of the capital, Kyiv's Mayor Vitali Klitschko said.—
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Nvidia became the first company to hit a $5 trillion valuation in October, Broadcom’s shares rose 49% across 2025, with ASML’s stock increasing 36%.—
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But this year, investors should brace for the possibility outperforming shares will collide with reality, billionaire hedge fund manager Ray Dalio warned on Monday.—
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This position distributes weight evenly across the body, reducing localized pressure and muscular tension.—
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During wildfires, users can share snapshots with Watch Duty, a nonprofit that distributes real-time fire alerts to communities and authorities.—
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Our fates are clearly connected, for better and for worse.—
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In other words, investors might bail on companies such as Nvidia, Oracle, and CoreWeave, whose fates are deemed too closely tied up with OpenAI’s.—
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That led to allegations that the center was one of several participating in a widespread fraud scheme taking place in certain segments of Minnesota’s Somali community.—
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The precise level of control allows Imagineering to sync up the on-board audio with video segments.—
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Those early renderings confused enthusiasts and sparked criticism for their familiar proportions.—
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The country’s most selective colleges still enroll large proportions of students from the wealthiest 1% of American families.—
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Ellis ‘dispenses justice with patience and firmness’ As a judge, Ellis has ruled on a wide range of issues, from public health to voter registration records.—
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That unit dispenses prescriptions in CVS' more than 9,000 retail pharmacies and provides other pharmacy services, such as vaccinations and diagnostic testing.—
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“Portions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/portions. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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