1
as in symmetry
a balanced, pleasing, or suitable arrangement of parts
the head was drawn too large, being way out of proportion with the body
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2
as in portion
something belonging to, due to, or contributed by an individual member of a group
the players argue that they aren't getting the proportion of the league's profits that are due to them
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as in ratio
the relationship in quantity, amount, or size between two or more things
the proportion of length to width for those screens was usually three to two
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as in size
the total amount of measurable space or surface occupied by something
the exact proportions of the room were critical
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as in to portion
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as in to balance
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Recent Examples of proportion
Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2025
The Inspiron 14 Plus is proportioned like the Acer Swift 14 AI, at 0.7 by 12.4 by 8.8 inches.
—PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2025
The Athletic Mlb Staff, New York Times, 8 July 2025
Teenagers and 20-somethings made up a healthy proportion of the crowd and brought the same style, attitude and energy that attracted their parents’ generation in the first place.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 7 July 2025
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Noun
Sorting the correct size was not straightforward, as the Italian tires on the truck were oddly proportioned and on metric measurements.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2025
The Inspiron 14 Plus is proportioned like the Acer Swift 14 AI, at 0.7 by 12.4 by 8.8 inches.
—PC Magazine, 25 Mar. 2025
Verb
Sitting 14 games back of the Tigers in the AL Central, the division is essentially out of reach, barring a collapse of epic proportions.
—The Athletic Mlb Staff, New York Times, 8 July 2025
Teenagers and 20-somethings made up a healthy proportion of the crowd and brought the same style, attitude and energy that attracted their parents’ generation in the first place.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 7 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proportion
Noun
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So shareholder return grew slightly faster than pay last year, giving the growth rates a certain symmetry.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
16 July 2025
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There’s a symmetry in the modern era of Chicago sports.—
Jon Greenberg,
New York Times,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Only the inner portion of the core is actually solid; the rest is fluid.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
31 July 2025
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Homeowners can enroll in a rental program in which the resort will handle all aspects of the rental, from maintenance and cleaning, in exchange for a portion of the rental income.—
Carrie Coolidge,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
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The club touted its personnel expense-to-revenue ratio of 43%, a four percentage point improvement versus the previous season.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
21 July 2025
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The debt-to-equity ratio of 13.4% remains well below the S&P 500 average of 19.4%, indicating conservative financial management and reduced leverage risk.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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The company claimed that with the open-source model, users can control lighting, time of day, color tone, camera angle, frame size, composition and focal length.—
Evelyn Cheng,
CNBC,
1 Aug. 2025
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Nowadays, though, a 20-something internet magnate can swing a suburban Dallas spread that size.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
1 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Of the women surveyed for this report, 45 percent said a major contributor to the prevalent wage gap is the choices that women make about how to balance work and family.—
Lauren Giella,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
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The show effortlessly balances sisterly squabbles, domestic horrors, and murderous hijinks.—
Tanya Melendez,
EW.com,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Note that the correlation 1D_5D refers to the connection between 1D post-earnings returns and subsequent 5D returns.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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There is, no doubt, a strong correlation between family wealth and educational attainment.—
Idrees Kahloon,
New Yorker,
28 July 2025
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President Trump could use America's economic leverage to demand that America's wealthy allies match our share of investment in new medicines.—
Jeffrey Gerrish,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
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When Savoie was not on the ice, that goal share dipped under 50 percent for Bakersfield. NHL coaches are risk-averse, especially with rookies.—
Allan Mitchell,
New York Times,
1 Aug. 2025
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According to Statista, the remote worker rate jumped from 13% in 2020 to 27% just two years later.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Just how much Wisconsin will have to pay, however, depends on that state’s SNAP payment error rate in coming years.—
Sarah Volpenhein,
jsonline.com,
14 July 2025
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“Proportion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proportion. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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