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 second option is likely more proportionate, being less restrictive on user expression while addressing concerns.
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Mithun A. Sridharan, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
The vessel is the largest yacht in this particular Benetti series and features a clean profile with a flared bow and proportionate decks penned by Giorgio M. Cassetta.
—Katia Damborsky, Robb Report, 2 Jan. 2025
This assessment should be proportionate to the potential impact of the AI use case on stakeholders and the organization itself.
—Mithun A. Sridharan, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Arms control negotiations aimed at curtailing Russia’s development of a nuclear anti-satellite weapon are virtually impossible without some sort of demonstration of the U.S.’s willingness to inflict levels of damage proportionate to the devastation that such a weapon would cause.
—Luke Widenhouse, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Dec. 2024
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Mithun A. Sridharan, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
The vessel is the largest yacht in this particular Benetti series and features a clean profile with a flared bow and proportionate decks penned by Giorgio M. Cassetta.
—Katia Damborsky, Robb Report, 2 Jan. 2025
This assessment should be proportionate to the potential impact of the AI use case on stakeholders and the organization itself.
—Mithun A. Sridharan, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
Arms control negotiations aimed at curtailing Russia’s development of a nuclear anti-satellite weapon are virtually impossible without some sort of demonstration of the U.S.’s willingness to inflict levels of damage proportionate to the devastation that such a weapon would cause.
—Luke Widenhouse, Orlando Sentinel, 29 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proportionate
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Davidson County has one of the lowest proportional turnout rates in the state at 20.3%.—
Vivian Jones,
The Tennessean,
3 Feb. 2025
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The plans are funded by private insurance companies doing business in the states, and those companies share in FAIR Plan profits, losses and expenses in amounts proportional to their market shares in the states.—
Gretchen Morgenson,
NBC News,
19 Jan. 2025
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That's an undeniably big bump, one that's roughly commensurate with the increase in the number of CUDA cores.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
24 Jan. 2025
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Factors behind the potential bump for tax refunds include the Internal Revenue Service’s move to expand the tax bracket thresholds by about 5% in 2024, along with a commensurate increase in the standard deduction, said Chris Senyek, chief investment strategist at Wolfe, in a Friday report.—
Darla Mercado, CFP®,
CNBC,
24 Jan. 2025
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In late January, Prom compared online prices at Aldi and Walmart to prices for comparable items at two relatively high-end supermarkets: Whole Foods and a local ma-and-pa chain.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA TODAY,
1 Feb. 2025
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Switch-Seat Strategy A frequent flyer shared their strategy of only agreeing to switch seats if they are guaranteed a comparable one.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
31 Jan. 2025
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“Proportionate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proportionate. Accessed 9 Feb. 2025.
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