Portion
Portion noun - A state or end that seemingly has been decided beforehand.
Sampling and portion are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Sampling" instead a noun "Portion".
Nearby Words: portioned, portioning, porting, portionless
Both words in one sentence
- Even the standard portion of whatever foodstuff Adam is sampling is vastly spilling-off-the-plate larger than a comparable eatery in, say, Britain, would serve.
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Sampling: Stomp derives its riffs and portion of the chorus from Everybody Dance.
Source: Music / Steps -
Sampling (or replaying a riff or section but not an entire cover) directly is a gray area - generally, it's not considered plagiarism if it only makes up one portion of the song and permission has been sought and given, and/or the sample is public domain or from a public broadcast or the like.
Source: Useful Notes / Plagiarism
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Sampling and Portion. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/portion/sampling
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