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
Reparations, long proposed as the only measure proportionate to the scale of racial plunder, look increasingly like a political, economic, and legal non-starter.
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Idrees Kahloon, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
Chapin led the effort to hire a new team of senior editors to review broadcast segments, digital stories and podcasts before their release — both to ensure that the stories were fair and accurate, but also that the balance of stories was proportionate to the news of the day.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 22 July 2025
But health experts and climate scientists say the number is over 700, because death certificates underestimate the real number of people killed by heat and hinder a proportionate response.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2025
Charter schools would receive proportionate shares based on school enrollment.
—News Service Of Florida, Sun Sentinel, 30 May 2025
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Idrees Kahloon, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
Chapin led the effort to hire a new team of senior editors to review broadcast segments, digital stories and podcasts before their release — both to ensure that the stories were fair and accurate, but also that the balance of stories was proportionate to the news of the day.
—David Folkenflik, NPR, 22 July 2025
But health experts and climate scientists say the number is over 700, because death certificates underestimate the real number of people killed by heat and hinder a proportionate response.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2025
Charter schools would receive proportionate shares based on school enrollment.
—News Service Of Florida, Sun Sentinel, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proportionate
Adjective
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Each of these numbers have been made proportional to the area of an equilateral triangle, the sides of which are calculated using a simple formula.—
Vipin Bharathan,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The operating system supported the hardware and the demands of the on-screen bitmapped display, which could handle true proportional text.—
Cameron Kaiser,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Fans will have to wait on that for an experience that’s commensurate with the reputation of the series.—
Gieson Cacho,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
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Much will be made of the fact that Wallen’s three nominations may not feel commensurate with his commercial status, as Wallen is not just the biggest reigning star in country but definably the most popular male artist in any genre now.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
8 Sep. 2025
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By reducing time spent at charging stations, the technology aims to make the EV ownership experience more comparable to refueling a conventional vehicle.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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Food manufacturers, retailers, and restaurants are actively seeking to reduce their reliance on international suppliers, but domestic alternatives aren't always available or comparable.—
Phil Lempert,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Proportionate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proportionate. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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