as in proportionate
corresponding in size, amount, extent, or degree
the Web site's popularity increased exponentially, resulting in a proportional increase in advertising revenue
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Recent Examples of proportional
These commands are executed by a low-level proportional-derivative controller running at 100 Hz to ensure stable and accurate motion.
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Jan. 2026
The number of nominees will be proportional to the number of submissions in each genre with at least one nomination for each genre.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2026
The number of nominees will be proportional to submissions in each subcategory.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 9 Jan. 2026
Algorithms require a roughly proportional amount of space to runtime, and researchers long assumed there was no way to achieve anything better.
—Michael Moyer, Quanta Magazine, 16 Dec. 2025
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Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Jan. 2026
The number of nominees will be proportional to the number of submissions in each genre with at least one nomination for each genre.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 9 Jan. 2026
The number of nominees will be proportional to submissions in each subcategory.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 9 Jan. 2026
Algorithms require a roughly proportional amount of space to runtime, and researchers long assumed there was no way to achieve anything better.
—Michael Moyer, Quanta Magazine, 16 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proportional
Adjective
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The Sole Arbitrator is bound by such proportionate rules and has no means to override them.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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Microsoft saw a decrease in its proportionate ownership of OpenAI, yielding a dilution gain.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
28 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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In corporate, nonprofit and public-sector environments, Black women leaders frequently face isolation, hypervisibility and the expectation to solve crises with limited protection without commensurate authority or resources.—
Jallicia Jolly,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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The state has poured billions into earlier reforms with only modest, uneven movement in student performance, and the Blueprint has yet to produce gains commensurate with its price tag.—
Julian Baron,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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The unit reported 20 quarters of comparable sales growth under his leadership.—
Alexander Coolidge,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
9 Feb. 2026
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The result is that all the protons and electrons in the star are crushed into neutrons, and the mass of the incredibly dense object remains comparable to the sun, but the size is comparable to a city, as explained by NASA.—
Adam Harrington,
CBS News,
9 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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Our affordability proposals will be part of a responsible, balanced budget because that’s what governing actually requires.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
11 Feb. 2026
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The festival is also on a solid footing for now, Tuttle says, having secured a balanced budget and around 60% of income self-generated through ticket sales, sponsorship and market activity.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Proportional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proportional. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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