disproportion

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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. 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 See All Example Sentences for disproportion
Recent Examples of Synonyms for disproportion
Noun
  • Here's what to know about Walmart's recent real estate moves and how shoppers could notice a difference.
    Melina Khan, USA Today, 18 Oct. 2025
  • The only difference is that now, instead of salaries, our income comes from investments.
    Alex Trias, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There’s no spark of distinctiveness in any of these characters.
    Judy Berman, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
  • However, because capital appropriates the powers of living labor to itself, the distinctiveness of the latter is deeply obscured.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Noun
  • What makes the situation more difficult is the imbalance in their financial lifestyles.
    Tereza Shkurtaj, PEOPLE, 18 Oct. 2025
  • This has caused the usual hand-wringing about competitive imbalance and the inherent plight of small-market teams.
    Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Known for its rich, dark green coloring and full silhouette, this tree is native to the Appalachian Mountains and has the distinction of being the type of tree most often used as the official White House Christmas tree.
    Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2025
  • During lean times like the Great Depression when ingredients were scarce and nothing went to waste, this distinction mattered.
    Katie Rosenhouse, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • He’s called attention to salary disparities.
    Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025
  • This disparity suggests possible power or thermal throttling.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 16 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • Without structural adaptation of our economy, inequality will deepen and opportunity will shrink.
    Scott Ellis, Time, 17 Oct. 2025
  • From poverty and inequality to political polarization and misinformation, Kristof explores how truth, empathy and moral courage can guide us toward a more just and compassionate society.
    David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025

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“Disproportion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disproportion. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.

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