as in participates
to take a share or part
everyone in the enterprise will share in the profits
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as in portions
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 interests
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 shares
Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
The barista shares a first name with one of the bombers, Tamerlan Tsarnaev.
—Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
The country shares a northwestern border with Afghanistan, and many of its tribal areas are subject to Taliban influence.
—Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 26 Apr. 2026
Kiffin, who shares more motivational quotes and messages on X than your chronically online, middle-aged aunt, opted to tag the official football accounts of Ole Miss and Tennessee on Saturday with his latest.
—Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
Victoria shares their story, and her comments have been edited for length and clarity.
—Andrea Kane, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
Ivonne Vasquez, owner of Bas Rouge Farm & Forge, shares a handy trick to assess light levels on decks.
—Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 25 Apr. 2026
The only other character who shares Michael’s story equally is patriarch Joe, played with simmering menace by an always excellent Colman Domingo.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2026
The Everybody Loves Raymond star shares four children with his wife of more than 30 years, Anna Romano.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
Alex Crippen, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2026
Paltrow shares daughter Apple and son Moses with ex-husband and Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, and Falchuk shares daughter Isabella and son Brody with ex-wife Suzanne Bukinik.
—Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
The expert shares that this design makes the sponge too harsh for delicate or coated appliance surfaces, as the abrasive materials scrape the finish and cause visible damage.
—Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 11 Apr. 2026
Anthropic's showdown with the Pentagon this year left OpenAI looking like the bad guy, and just this week Bloomberg reported that demand is weakening for private shares of OpenAI in the secondary market.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
In addition to other life-complicating matters, the children Coop shares with ex-wife Mel (Amanda Peet) are growing up.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
Verb
That’s pretty phenomenal; Arden even shares credit with the lighting designer, Jen Schriever.
—Chris Jones, Chicago Tribune, 27 Apr. 2026
The barista shares a first name with one of the bombers, Tamerlan Tsarnaev.
—Cressida Leyshon, New Yorker, 26 Apr. 2026
The country shares a northwestern border with Afghanistan, and many of its tribal areas are subject to Taliban influence.
—Kamala Thiagarajan, NPR, 26 Apr. 2026
Kiffin, who shares more motivational quotes and messages on X than your chronically online, middle-aged aunt, opted to tag the official football accounts of Ole Miss and Tennessee on Saturday with his latest.
—Mark Harris Outkick, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
Victoria shares their story, and her comments have been edited for length and clarity.
—Andrea Kane, CNN Money, 26 Apr. 2026
Ivonne Vasquez, owner of Bas Rouge Farm & Forge, shares a handy trick to assess light levels on decks.
—Lauren Landers, The Spruce, 25 Apr. 2026
The only other character who shares Michael’s story equally is patriarch Joe, played with simmering menace by an always excellent Colman Domingo.
—Katie Walsh, Twin Cities, 25 Apr. 2026
The Everybody Loves Raymond star shares four children with his wife of more than 30 years, Anna Romano.
—Lynsey Eidell, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
Noun
Walmart passes Berkshire in market value Over the past year, shares of Walmart have soared by more than 35% while both classes of Berkshire have dropped by almost 12%.
—Alex Crippen, CNBC, 25 Apr. 2026
Paltrow shares daughter Apple and son Moses with ex-husband and Coldplay frontman Chris Martin, and Falchuk shares daughter Isabella and son Brody with ex-wife Suzanne Bukinik.
—Andrea Wurzburger, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
The expert shares that this design makes the sponge too harsh for delicate or coated appliance surfaces, as the abrasive materials scrape the finish and cause visible damage.
—Maria Sabella, The Spruce, 11 Apr. 2026
Anthropic's showdown with the Pentagon this year left OpenAI looking like the bad guy, and just this week Bloomberg reported that demand is weakening for private shares of OpenAI in the secondary market.
—Alexei Oreskovic, Fortune, 3 Apr. 2026
In addition to other life-complicating matters, the children Coop shares with ex-wife Mel (Amanda Peet) are growing up.
—Erin Jensen, USA Today, 3 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shares
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Illinois donors will receive the tax credit whether or not the state participates in the program.—
Micky Horstman,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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The audience participates anyway.—
T. M. Brown,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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One bag serves three hearty portions, or four measly ones.—
Alex Beggs,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
25 Apr. 2026
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Houston Houston leans into Texas-sized indulgence, with a food scene built on big portions and bold flavors.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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Instead, many of the Gulf countries now view Washington as prioritizing Israel’s interests over their own.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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Charles used a portion of the speech to praise NATO and the role the defence alliance has played in protecting their citizens and interests.—
Kevin Liptak,
CNN Money,
28 Apr. 2026
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This includes soaring gas prices at the pump, seesawing stock markets, rising food and fertilizer prices, higher shipping-insurance costs, and fuel shortages that have touched off violence, work stoppages, and profiteering in parts of Asia and Africa.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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Very little offends me in a moral sense in the theater, but parts of this script came close.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Impairments on its stakes in its research affiliate and a forestry company contrasted with otherwise solid results from its wealth management, trading and investment-banking operations.—
Takashi Nakamichi,
Bloomberg,
27 Apr. 2026
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Last fall, OpenAI overhauled its structure again to become a public benefit corporation, in which the nonprofit and other investors including Microsoft hold stakes.—
Deepa Seetharaman,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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The noise levels in the arena reached epic proportions as the Hawks put the clamps on the Knicks.—
Lauren Williams,
AJC.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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Expansive and expensive, their gym-bro looks and proportions broadcast their poor fuel economy.—
Jamie Lincoln Kitman,
Rolling Stone,
24 Apr. 2026
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But the announcement April 28 that the United Arab Emirates was leaving OPEC caps years of tension where the desert state chafed under the cartel’s quotas, and recently, encountered severe strain in its relationship with Saudi Arabia, the group’s most potent force by far.—
Shawn Tully,
Fortune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Algeria, which relies more on gas, and Libya, which is temporarily not subject to OPEC quotas, may prove more resilient, while Nigeria’s growing refining ambitions, with expansions at the Dangote Refinery, could offset some upstream losses.—
Yinka Adegoke,
semafor.com,
29 Apr. 2026
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And then Hathaway won an Oscar for it, and everyone was entirely normal about it, flowing with generous takes.—
Chris Feil,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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The cut features plenty of unseen character arcs and alternate takes.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
1 May 2026
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