Bulk and Portion

Bulk

Bulk noun - The largest part or quantity of something.

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Portion and bulk are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Portion" instead a noun "Bulk".

Nearby Words: bulky, bulked, bulking

Portion noun - A state or end that seemingly has been decided beforehand.

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Bulk and portion are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Bulk" instead a noun "Portion".

Nearby Words: portioned, portioning, porting, portionless

good	good bulk	good portion
high	high bulk	high portion
physical	physical bulk	physical portion
better	better bulk	better portion
Other adjectives: short, solid, considerable, upper, massive, large, big, great, huge, main, decent, new, major, significant, vast, greater, larger, sizable.

Only one quarter of the Siege of Orgrimmar raid actually takes place in the aboveground portion of the eponymous city (although some of it is in Pandaria); the bulk of it takes place in Garrosh's bunker.

Source: Elaborate Underground Base
The Terrans of Starcraft have Fairly rapid travel within their pocket of the galaxy and have colonized a significant portion of it, although the bulk of their tech seems to be borderline Type I at best.

Source: Just For Fun / Abusing the Kardashev Scale for Fun and Profit
Alternatively, players can split their forces, and send the bulk of their forces to invade an enemy planet, while keeping a small portion behind to deal with enemy invasions, or in case their main fleet needs assistance.

Source: We Have Reserves

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