as in difference
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a state of being different in a way that is not fair, reasonable, or expected
The author does not explain the disproportion between the value of the stones.
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Recent Examples of disproportion
Between the assassination in Sarajevo, the mass slaughter in the trenches, and the stagnant front lines lie disproportions so immense that cause and effect lose all relation.
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George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2025
The implications of this enormous disproportion are obvious, given that few governments support more than one or a handful of official languages.
—Ross Perlin, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
Those numbers and disproportion are likely to explode under the new law, in a climate where many people of color oppose Israel’s actions and many members of the Jewish faith see dangerous antisemites behind ugly encounters around Israel.
—Ron Kuby, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2024
Just as the point of state neutrality is personal non-neutrality, the point of political egalitarianism is interpersonal disproportion.
—Becca Rothfeld, Harper's Magazine, 2 Mar. 2024
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George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2025
The implications of this enormous disproportion are obvious, given that few governments support more than one or a handful of official languages.
—Ross Perlin, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
Those numbers and disproportion are likely to explode under the new law, in a climate where many people of color oppose Israel’s actions and many members of the Jewish faith see dangerous antisemites behind ugly encounters around Israel.
—Ron Kuby, New York Daily News, 26 Mar. 2024
Just as the point of state neutrality is personal non-neutrality, the point of political egalitarianism is interpersonal disproportion.
—Becca Rothfeld, Harper's Magazine, 2 Mar. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disproportion
Noun
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The difference is a handful of defenders get Moss’d every week.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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However, there's a significant difference between containing and controlling a wildfire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
Noun
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As to the non-final action, one problem for the A’s is that the marks fail to show enough distinctiveness.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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Judean culture had been transformed by Greek influence for centuries, but Antiochus attempted to quash Judean religious distinctiveness altogether.—
Joshua Shanes,
The Conversation,
11 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Jealousy, competition or an imbalance of power could be brewing beneath the surface.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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But the plan also reveals Beijing’s reluctance to depart from a formula that has yielded growth at the cost of imbalances that have hurt many households across the vast country.—
Shaoyu Yuan,
The Conversation,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Critics say those distinctions are arbitrary and unfair, being based on outdated assumptions and bad science.—
Kevin Krause,
Dallas Morning News,
6 Jan. 2026
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There is a subtle but important distinction that bears discussion.—
Michael Isaacson,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Jan. 2026
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That disparity is especially difficult in the face of the recent government shutdown and subsequent delay of Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits, commonly known as food stamps.—
James Factora,
Them.,
7 Nov. 2025
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Wilson is especially mindful of the disparity of campaign funding for and against Proposition 50.—
Debra J. Saunders,
Oc Register,
7 Nov. 2025
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This is just one of numerous examples of inequalities that are entrenched in and deepened by medical and educational systems.—
Jennifer Singh,
The Conversation,
8 Jan. 2026
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The daughter of a South African mother who grew up in a white town in the Northeast, Clemmons uses her frequent travels to Johannesburg to contextualize the promises of freedom, the realities of entrenched inequalities, and consequences of violence.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Jan. 2026
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