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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Adjective
  • What must happen is that even these lower density neighborhoods start adding housing stock at rates roughly proportional to what every other neighborhood is shouldering.
    New York Daily News Editorial Board, New York Daily News, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Essentially, in the report, Yenor suggests that women are biologically programmed not to take part in certain high-impact sports and that proportional equality in school sports isn’t desirable or backed by science.
    Adam Kovac, Scientific American, 18 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • In its sixty-one years of existence, in fact, Head Start has never been funded at a level commensurate with the number of low-income children in the United States.
    Jessica Winter, New Yorker, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Commissioner Cathy Engelbert has overseen massive upgrades for the league, including a $2 billion media-rights deal, league expansion and salaries commensurate with her athletes’ profession.
    Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 12 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Estimating their value is difficult as comparable pieces rarely go on public auction.
    Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Further specialist analyses will help determine whether the Kojetín hoard had a comparable significance.
    Andrea Margolis, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Adjective
  • Created by bartender Bradleigh Mobley at Bayonet in Birmingham (one of our Best New Restaurants of 2026), the drink calls upon the nostalgia of Nerds candy to create a zippy yet balanced drink that’s undeniably entertaining.
    Bradleigh Mobley, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The planar-magnetic driver takes care of the mid and upper-mid ranges, while the addition of a balanced armature driver tops off the upper end to provide focus and direction to the soundstage.
    Mark Sparrow, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026

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“Commensurable.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commensurable. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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