as in proportional
corresponding in size, amount, extent, or degree
was given a job commensurate with her abilities and experience
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Recent Examples of commensurate
There are expected to be roughly 15 to 25 media members at each game the rest of the way, depending on the opponent, commensurate with the last few seasons when the team played in Oakland, a team official said.
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Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 2 Apr. 2025
The not-so-grand finale of Reacher’s third season opens with a gun battle that leaves an entire ATF Special Response Team dead, along with a commensurate number of henchmen that Quinn flew in from somewhere.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2025
And so, understand that this is commensurate with other utilities.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2025
The Mets gave him a two-year, $26 million deal with a player option for 2027, which is commensurate with his market as a closer.
—Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Chris Biderman, Sacbee.com, 2 Apr. 2025
The not-so-grand finale of Reacher’s third season opens with a gun battle that leaves an entire ATF Special Response Team dead, along with a commensurate number of henchmen that Quinn flew in from somewhere.
—Chris Klimek, Vulture, 27 Mar. 2025
And so, understand that this is commensurate with other utilities.
—Sammy Roth, Los Angeles Times, 3 Apr. 2025
The Mets gave him a two-year, $26 million deal with a player option for 2027, which is commensurate with his market as a closer.
—Daniel R. Epstein, Forbes.com, 2 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commensurate
Adjective
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In some states, charters also get a proportional share of the property taxes that local school districts raise.—
Derek W. Black,
The Conversation,
6 May 2025
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The digital assets industry must focus on two areas make further great strides in the new economy—proportional regulation and solid tokenomics.—
Lawrence Wintermeyer,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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Through the first five weeks of the second quarter, Texas Roadhouse said its comparable sales at company restaurants increased 5% year over year.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
8 May 2025
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One that’s more demonstrable in the industry than other comparable examples of societal laziness.—
Paul Tassi,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
Adjective
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With no grandfathering, a proportionate roll-out will be vital.—
Lawrence Wintermeyer,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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Instead, the proposal makes logical tweaks to ensure proportionate consequences for incomplete discovery.—
Mimi Rocah,
New York Daily News,
13 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Although lower prices could eventually benefit local buyers, the road to a more balanced market remains uncertain.—
James Bickerton,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 May 2025
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Its products are built to serve without drawing too much attention, creating a space that feels measured, balanced, and personal.—
Jon Stojan,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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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
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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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“Commensurate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commensurate. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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