as in rates
the relationship in quantity, amount, or size between two or more things
the ratio of students to teachers in the school is nine to one
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Recent Examples of ratios
In the study, the researchers examined three different cabin layouts with three varying ratios of passengers aged over 60 and three different distributions of these elderly travelers.
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Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Up to eight different fragrance elements can be combined concurrently in varying ratios to reproduce a wide range of scents.
—Shirl Leigh
march 31, New Atlas, 31 Mar. 2026
These isotopic measurements, including ratios involving hydrogen, nitrogen, and sulfur, are essential for reconstructing the planet’s history, such as the loss of water over time and ongoing chemical cycles within the atmosphere.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Mar. 2026
Seven locations also showed chlorine-to-sulfate mass ratios high enough to signal elevated corrosion potential — a condition that can increase the likelihood that metals will leach from plumbing over time.
—Bridget Shirvell, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2026
Similar ratios were seen that year for countywide primary races.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
However, the transfer ratios to travel partners are reduced by 30% compared with annual fee-charging Citi ThankYou® cards.
—Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
Hospitals implementing this approach have reported safer patient-to-nurse ratios, fewer medical errors, lower mortality, fewer readmissions, and faster access to surgeries.
—Eugene Litvak, STAT, 27 Mar. 2026
That was resolved when Milne and Stepner suggested that flexibility in items such as setbacks and floor area ratios be put in the PDO.
—Richard Dahlberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Soo Kim, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
Up to eight different fragrance elements can be combined concurrently in varying ratios to reproduce a wide range of scents.
—Shirl Leigh
march 31, New Atlas, 31 Mar. 2026
These isotopic measurements, including ratios involving hydrogen, nitrogen, and sulfur, are essential for reconstructing the planet’s history, such as the loss of water over time and ongoing chemical cycles within the atmosphere.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 30 Mar. 2026
Seven locations also showed chlorine-to-sulfate mass ratios high enough to signal elevated corrosion potential — a condition that can increase the likelihood that metals will leach from plumbing over time.
—Bridget Shirvell, Hartford Courant, 29 Mar. 2026
Similar ratios were seen that year for countywide primary races.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 27 Mar. 2026
However, the transfer ratios to travel partners are reduced by 30% compared with annual fee-charging Citi ThankYou® cards.
—Jason Stauffer, CNBC, 27 Mar. 2026
Hospitals implementing this approach have reported safer patient-to-nurse ratios, fewer medical errors, lower mortality, fewer readmissions, and faster access to surgeries.
—Eugene Litvak, STAT, 27 Mar. 2026
That was resolved when Milne and Stepner suggested that flexibility in items such as setbacks and floor area ratios be put in the PDO.
—Richard Dahlberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ratios
rates
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Others, such as Susan Braverman, also reported feeling stretched thin after being required to work in stressful conditions with higher-than-normal callout rates while not receiving compensation.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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Those rates apply to bags checked more than 24 hours before departure.—
Lucia I Suarez Sang,
CBS News,
31 Mar. 2026
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“Ratios.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ratios. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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