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part

Definition for part

noun as in piece, portion of something

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any, chunk, component, detail, element, factor, item, lot, measure, member, piece, section, sector, segment, share, side, unit

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allotment, apportionment, articulation, atom, bit, bite, branch, chip, constituent, cut, department, division, extra, fraction, fragment, helping, hunk, ingredient, installment, limb, lump, meed, module, moiety, molecule, organ, parcel, particle, partition, quantum, quota, ration, scrap, slab, slice, sliver, splinter, subdivision

noun as in person or group's interest, concern

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business, place, role, share, side, task, work

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behalf, bit, capacity, cause, charge, duty, faction, function, involvement, office, party, responsibility, say

noun as in theatrical role

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antagonist, bit, cameo, character, dialogue, hero, lead, lines, protagonist, villain, walk-on

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bit part, leading role, minor role, principal character, romantic lead, silent bit, stock character, straight part, supporting role, title role

verb as in break, disconnect

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articulate, cleave, detach, dichotomize, disjoin, dismantle, dissever, disunite, divide, factor, itemize, particularize, partition, portion, rend, section, segment, sever, slice, split, strip, subdivide, sunder, tear

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break up, come apart

verb as in leave, go away from someone

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pull out, separate

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break, depart, go, quit, split, withdraw

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break off, break up, clear out, cut and run, dedomicile, ease out, go separate ways, hit the road, leave flat, part company, push off, quit the scene, say goodbye, ship out, shove off, split up, take a hike, take leave, take off, walk out on

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David Ellison, 42, chairman and chief executive of CBS-owner Paramount, approached Weiss months ago, part of his campaign to shake things up.

From Los Angeles Times

Chief executive James Taylor told staff that a difficult decision had been made to "right-size" parts of the business.

From BBC

And part of it is I wanted to make a movie about somebody’s perspective on life changing.”

From Los Angeles Times

Headbutts were disallowed in part to draw the action out, and also because John McCain didn’t want what he called “human cockfighting” on TV.

From Los Angeles Times

The Disney adults who put out the mouse signal showed their collective power — not one of fealty to a corporation, but of belief that free speech was part of the magic in the Magic Kingdom.

From Salon

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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