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
Netflix had offered the best of both worlds—access to a nation-wide streaming audience, plus a level of theatrical play commensurate with what the movie would have received from a traditional art-house distributor anyway.
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
OpenAI’s Sam Altman sees an AI bubble forming as industry spending surges without commensurate gains in performance.
—John M. Bremen, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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
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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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 27 Sep. 2025
OpenAI’s Sam Altman sees an AI bubble forming as industry spending surges without commensurate gains in performance.
—John M. Bremen, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
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
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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commensurate
Adjective
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The basis of the action is that artists with accurate streaming data suffer when others have inflated figures, because their proportional share of Spotify’s royalty pool shrinks.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
3 Nov. 2025
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But the most urgent goal is meeting the hybrid threat with commensurate and proportional forces, mostly directed against the shadow fleet.—
James Stavridis,
Twin Cities,
13 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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After an office romance begins, employee retention at the organization drops by six percentage points, meaning turnover is 14% greater than in comparable firms.—
Emily Nix,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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Putting aside the visceral appeal of the reference to insider trading, are these allegations actually comparable to criminal insider trading in the securities regime?—
Samidh Guha,
ABC News,
9 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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Is the design proportionate, age-appropriate, and mindful of future hair loss?—
Nia Bowers,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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As with all character dimensions, the challenge is that any of the five virtuous character behaviors (being fair, equitable, proportionate, even-handed, and socially responsible) can manifest as deficient or excess vices.—
Mary Crossan,
Forbes.com,
8 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Seven Heat players finished with double-digit points in another balanced effort.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
11 Nov. 2025
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Prime Minister Mohammed Shia al-Sudani is seen as having balanced ties between Washington and Tehran — Iraq’s two dominant patrons — while delivering a modicum of improved services and security.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
11 Nov. 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 18 Nov. 2025.
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