as in proportional
corresponding in size, amount, extent, or degree
expect financial returns proportionate to your efforts
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Recent Examples of proportionate
Advertisement Even when the object in question qualifies as a military objective, it can only be targeted if the collateral harm would be proportionate.
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Connor Greene, Time, 8 Apr. 2026
And if so, is this advantage proportionate to the harm inflicted on civilians and the environment?
—Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
Investigators also pointed to Massachusetts law prohibiting officers from firing at a moving vehicle unless necessary to prevent imminent harm and requiring that force be proportionate to the threat.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026
The deliberate use of lethal force is permissible only when strictly unavoidable to protect life, the organization said, and any use of force must be necessary and proportionate.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
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Connor Greene, Time, 8 Apr. 2026
And if so, is this advantage proportionate to the harm inflicted on civilians and the environment?
—Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
Investigators also pointed to Massachusetts law prohibiting officers from firing at a moving vehicle unless necessary to prevent imminent harm and requiring that force be proportionate to the threat.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026
The deliberate use of lethal force is permissible only when strictly unavoidable to protect life, the organization said, and any use of force must be necessary and proportionate.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proportionate
Adjective
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Rather, it was meant to ensure that justice is proportional and thus to prevent excessive punishment.—
Kenneth Seeskin,
Chicago Tribune,
11 May 2026
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Wyatt pointed to provisions in Missouri law requiring force used in self-defense to be proportional to the threat faced.—
Ben Wheeler
Updated May 10,
Kansas City Star,
10 May 2026
Adjective
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So, again, the United States government has been consistent throughout all administrations since 1979 in providing arms to Taiwan, according to the Taiwan Relations Act, which is selling arms commensurate to the threat that Taiwan receives.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
17 May 2026
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The deals allegedly didn’t include goods or services offered to the general public for profit, didn’t activate the athletes’ NIL rights and didn’t reflect pay rates and terms commensurate with compensation paid to other athletes in similar deals.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
12 May 2026
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The overall resolution of the Pro display is crisp, bright and certainly comparable to the MacBook Air display and possibly not far off that of the MacBook Pro.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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Tim McGovern,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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“Proportionate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proportionate. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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