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
The strength of a rumor is directly proportionate to the number of intervening years).
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Sally Ventura
june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
But here is the problem for Iran’s leaders: There is no feasible proportionate response to the United States.
—Javed Ali, The Conversation, 22 June 2025
Oil prices could surge from a current level of about $73 per barrel up to $120 per barrel if the Israel-Iran conflict damages Iranian oil infrastructure, which would result in a proportionate hike for gas prices.
—Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Colman Domingo has two passion projects about Nat King Cole in the works right now, and that feels way more proportionate to the man’s talent.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 13 June 2025
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Sally Ventura
june 23, Literary Hub, 23 June 2025
But here is the problem for Iran’s leaders: There is no feasible proportionate response to the United States.
—Javed Ali, The Conversation, 22 June 2025
Oil prices could surge from a current level of about $73 per barrel up to $120 per barrel if the Israel-Iran conflict damages Iranian oil infrastructure, which would result in a proportionate hike for gas prices.
—Robert Daugherty, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Colman Domingo has two passion projects about Nat King Cole in the works right now, and that feels way more proportionate to the man’s talent.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 13 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for proportionate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proportionate
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Passive investors who contribute capital to the deal and receive a proportional share of income and profits.—
Feras Moussa,
Forbes.com,
21 July 2025
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The trust would be repaid gradually through revenue generated by writers themselves, supported by proportional contributions from labels, pubs, PROs and all broadcast platforms–essentially all entities who profit from the use of songs.—
Jeff Rabhan,
HollywoodReporter,
16 July 2025
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Those diagnoses lead to higher payment rates the hospital said were commensurate with the additional resources often involved in evaluating, diagnosing and treating those conditions.—
Nathan Pilling
July 12,
Kansas City Star,
12 July 2025
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Confidence decays when the marginal unit of debt fails to buy a commensurate increase in productive capacity.—
Dave Birnbaum,
Forbes.com,
4 July 2025
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While midsize data centers typically use 300,000 gallons daily, comparable to consumption by 1,000 households, large-scale facilities such as those recently built or planned in Texas can consume as much as 4.5 million gallons daily.—
Theo Burman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Aug. 2025
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Bangladesh and Sri Lanka now face 20 percent, down from the earlier 37 percent and 47 percent and now comparable to that for Vietnam’s 20 percent announced in July.—
Mayu Saini,
Sourcing Journal,
1 Aug. 2025
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“Proportionate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proportionate. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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