as in proportionately
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Recent Examples of commensurately
The models got better, and the unintended consequences grew commensurately.
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Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 30 Nov. 2025
If only the prices were commensurately modest.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 22 Sep. 2025
Charlie Warzel, The Atlantic, 30 Nov. 2025
If only the prices were commensurately modest.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 22 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commensurately
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But now, as Williams vows to spend the new tax money only on health care and seeks from the District Attorney’s Office some of the proportionately biggest county budget reduction targets, public safety advocates say they were misled.—
Daniel Borenstein,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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The state and localities collect proportionately more taxes than California, New Jersey, and Connecticut — let alone Florida and Texas.—
Andrew Rein,
New York Daily News,
6 Jan. 2026
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Ohtani is now Tucker’s teammate, as are amply paid stars Mookie Betts, Yoshinobu Yamamoto, Will Smith, Tyler Glasnow, Freeman and Snell.—
Steve Henson,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Jan. 2026
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Quickly, the miracle occurred—and the engine amply fulfilled the collective dream of the men gathered on the bank.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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“Commensurately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commensurately. Accessed 9 Feb. 2026.
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