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
Container Commercial foods for hermit crabs usually come in small containers proportionate to the size of the food.
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Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
15 June 2026
Although reports indicate—and Adams said was the case in Utah—that communities have genuine concerns fueling the rise in opposition, not everyone agrees that the immense community backlash in the US is rational or proportionate.
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Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
5 June 2026
Tiered schedules could account for different categories of violations, ensuring that penalties are proportionate to the offense.
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Inu Manak,
Time,
27 May 2026
Focus on proportionate controls, model documentation, testing, human-in-the-loop checkpoints, agent governance and audit trails, so AI can scale into revenue- and risk-sensitive processes without hitting compliance roadblocks later.
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Tom Hood,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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Bestreviews,
Mercury News,
15 June 2026
Although reports indicate—and Adams said was the case in Utah—that communities have genuine concerns fueling the rise in opposition, not everyone agrees that the immense community backlash in the US is rational or proportionate.
—
Ashley Belanger,
ArsTechnica,
5 June 2026
Tiered schedules could account for different categories of violations, ensuring that penalties are proportionate to the offense.
—
Inu Manak,
Time,
27 May 2026
Focus on proportionate controls, model documentation, testing, human-in-the-loop checkpoints, agent governance and audit trails, so AI can scale into revenue- and risk-sensitive processes without hitting compliance roadblocks later.
—
Tom Hood,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for proportionate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proportionate
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Squirrel monkeys—a petite, chirruping, tree-climbing species whose dark muzzle gives the impression of permanent 5 o’clock shadow—have to deal with that proportional dilemma, too.
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Where does the threshold live that an action necessitates some proportional reaction?
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The state agreed to a commensurate pay raises to offset those salary reductions.
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The pain from high tuition does not stem from extraordinary tuition growth but rather from the lack of a commensurate growth rate in median family income.
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Through facilitated forums and advisory ecosystems, the organization builds environments where owners can test ideas, evaluate risk, and gain perspective from peers navigating comparable pressures.
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Winner may not substitute, assign or transfer Prize or redeem Prize for cash, but Sponsor reserves the right, at its sole discretion, to substitute Prize (or portion thereof) with one of comparable or greater value.
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“Proportionate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proportionate. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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