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Today's word is portions.
As defined by Merriam-Webster:
https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/portions

Choose the Right Synonym for portion

Noun

part, portion, piece, member, division, section, segment, fragment mean something less than the whole.

part is a general term appropriate when indefiniteness is required. they ran only part of the way

portion implies an assigned or allotted part. cut the pie into six portions

piece applies to a separate or detached part of a whole. a puzzle with 500 pieces

member suggests one of the functional units composing a body. a structural member

division applies to a large or diversified part. the manufacturing division of the company

section applies to a relatively small or uniform part. the entertainment section of the newspaper

segment applies to a part separated or marked out by or as if by natural lines of cleavage. the retired segment of the population

fragment applies to a part produced by or as if by breaking off. only a fragment of the play still exists

fate, destiny, lot, portion, doom mean a predetermined state or end.

fate implies an inevitable and usually an adverse outcome. the fate of the submarine is unknown

destiny implies something foreordained and often suggests a great or noble course or end. the country's destiny to be a model of liberty to the world

lot and portion imply a distribution by fate or destiny, lot suggesting blind chance
it was her lot to die childless ,

portion implying the apportioning of good and evil. remorse was his daily portion

doom distinctly implies a grim or calamitous fate. if the rebellion fails, his doom is certain

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