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
Produced by Brad Pitt’s Plan B and Barry Jenkins’ Pastel, this is a small-scale picture that should find a commensurate but appreciative audience.
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
This would be triple the number of Ukrainians undergoing fighter training and provide commensurate air-to-air, air-to-ground and electronic warfare capabilities.
—James Stavridis, Twin Cities, 19 Aug. 2025
Google made a bigger splash (commensurate with its much bigger market share) with AI Overviews.
—PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2025
But Nick Fuller, the FAA's acting deputy chief operating officer, said staffing at DCA was commensurate with other similarly sized facilities.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 1 Aug. 2025
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David Rooney, HollywoodReporter, 28 Aug. 2025
This would be triple the number of Ukrainians undergoing fighter training and provide commensurate air-to-air, air-to-ground and electronic warfare capabilities.
—James Stavridis, Twin Cities, 19 Aug. 2025
Google made a bigger splash (commensurate with its much bigger market share) with AI Overviews.
—PC Magazine, 11 Aug. 2025
But Nick Fuller, the FAA's acting deputy chief operating officer, said staffing at DCA was commensurate with other similarly sized facilities.
—Joe Hernandez, NPR, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commensurate
Adjective
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Each of these numbers have been made proportional to the area of an equilateral triangle, the sides of which are calculated using a simple formula.—
Vipin Bharathan,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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The operating system supported the hardware and the demands of the on-screen bitmapped display, which could handle true proportional text.—
Cameron Kaiser,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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By reducing time spent at charging stations, the technology aims to make the EV ownership experience more comparable to refueling a conventional vehicle.—
Aman Tripathi,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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Food manufacturers, retailers, and restaurants are actively seeking to reduce their reliance on international suppliers, but domestic alternatives aren't always available or comparable.—
Phil Lempert,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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
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Compared to other economic development projects of proportionate scale, data centers tend to employ fewer permanent employees.—
Connor Giffin,
The Courier-Journal,
30 July 2025
Adjective
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Hydrolyzed proteins replenish lost amino acids that intensively nourish and maintain hair in a healthy, balanced state.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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On the other hand, balanced searching involves looking for both positive and negative traits for a more complete evaluation.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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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 Sep. 2025.
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