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
But the stamina of his thought is exactly proportionate to the depth of his love for his subject.
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
The rule of law demands predictable rules, individualized judgments, and proportionate, objective measures, not sweeping changes that negatively impact the lives of thousands.
—Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 21 Dec. 2025
The actions toward Nicaragua are punitive and proportionate to the dictatorship's conduct; there is no negotiation posture, let alone dialogue.
—Associate News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Under Inter-American jurisprudence, authorities must show that lethal force is lawful, necessary and proportionate — and must investigate any death that occurs during security operations.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
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The New Yorker, New Yorker, 7 Jan. 2026
The rule of law demands predictable rules, individualized judgments, and proportionate, objective measures, not sweeping changes that negatively impact the lives of thousands.
—Agustina Vergara Cid, Oc Register, 21 Dec. 2025
The actions toward Nicaragua are punitive and proportionate to the dictatorship's conduct; there is no negotiation posture, let alone dialogue.
—Associate News Editor, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2025
Under Inter-American jurisprudence, authorities must show that lethal force is lawful, necessary and proportionate — and must investigate any death that occurs during security operations.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 4 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proportionate
Adjective
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There is a growing agreement among decision-makers in the WSL that success — or at least adequate survival in the top flight — is proportional to money spent.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
4 Feb. 2026
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Wage rates roughly reflect productivity, and the lower wage rates of immigrants, particularly very recent immigrants, means that the decline in migration does not have proportional impact on the overall economy.—
Bill Conerly,
Forbes.com,
30 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
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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
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“Proportionate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proportionate. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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