Definition of commensurablenext
as in proportional
corresponding in size, amount, extent, or degree though his new job pays less, the pay is at least commensurable with the amount of work and the level of stress he must contend with

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Recent Examples of commensurable In the longer term, a more active government might press these companies to make commensurable investments in the green-energy transition. Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 7 May 2026 These revisions were commensurable to what was happening in my own life. Literary Hub, 20 Feb. 2026 Such dual-economy arrangements later allowed the great imperial powers to make their commitment to free exchange, and to a degree of pluralism, commensurable with their ongoing subjugation of native peoples. Gideon Lewis-Kraus, The New Yorker, 21 Oct. 2024 Once the germ reached the seething colonies of commensurable rodents, fattened on the empire’s giant stores of grain, the mortality was unstoppable. Kyle Harper, Discover Magazine, 15 Dec. 2017
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  • Add layered lighting with a proportional table lamp and avoid clutter by prioritizing essentials and leaving empty space.
    Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 July 2026
  • The researchers also developed control systems combining model predictive control and proportional-integral-derivative control to steer and stabilize the robot.
    Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026
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  • And Democrats likely would have sought commensurate spending increases for non-defense priorities.
    Kevin Freking, Fortune, 15 July 2026
  • The state agreed to a commensurate pay raises to offset those salary reductions.
    William Melhado, Sacbee.com, 1 July 2026
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  • Taking 4 million barrels off the market would be roughly comparable to the amount that China stopped importing during the war – an action oil analysts say has helped keep energy prices relatively low despite the record-smashing oil supply shock.
    David Goldman, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
  • The system is still expanding, but new units are contributing more of the overall growth as comparable sales moderate.
    Jim Osman, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
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  • Ideally, Sammis will ask less of Craig than Briles did of Hoover and TCU will have its most balanced offense since 2022.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 July 2026
  • While some of the options flows are getting more balanced between bulls and bears, the biggest single SpaceX trades of the day on Monday were neutral to bullish.
    Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 28 July 2026

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“Commensurable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commensurable. Accessed 31 Jul. 2026.

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