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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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The pair are not only key for the Gunners at the back but also play a big part in their attacking set-pieces.

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One TV contract means a bidding war—part of the schedule might go to streamers Apple, Amazon, Paramount—and the numbers go up.

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This is the easy part - the difficult one is how to replace such a world-class talent, who is third in the club's all-time scoring list behind Ian Rush and Roger Hunt.

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About 4,000 people have taken part in a demonstration against government plans to house asylum seekers at a military site in East Sussex, organisers have said.

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The critical part of the timing was that it left exactly 50 laps remaining in the race.

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

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