1
as in symmetry
a balanced, pleasing, or suitable arrangement of parts
the head was drawn too large, being way out of proportion with the body
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2
as in portion
something belonging to, due to, or contributed by an individual member of a group
the players argue that they aren't getting the proportion of the league's profits that are due to them
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as in ratio
the relationship in quantity, amount, or size between two or more things
the proportion of length to width for those screens was usually three to two
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as in size
the total amount of measurable space or surface occupied by something
the exact proportions of the room were critical
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as in to portion
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as in to balance
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Recent Examples of proportion
ABC News, 9 Mar. 2026
Loose hair and smoky eyes kept the look in the same severe register as Watts’, with a longer, leaner proportion.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 8 Mar. 2026
Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
Generally, composite bats offer larger barrels while feeling lighter when swung because of how they are proportioned.
—Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 30 May 2025
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Noun
Selling a radically new proportion to women with deep loyalty to the house is a different challenge than winning critical praise.
—ABC News, 9 Mar. 2026
Loose hair and smoky eyes kept the look in the same severe register as Watts’, with a longer, leaner proportion.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 8 Mar. 2026
Verb
To put that percentage into further context, Newsweek analyzed what similarly proportioned wedding spending would look like for Americans in professions such as construction, nursing and law.
—Daniel Orton, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 June 2025
Generally, composite bats offer larger barrels while feeling lighter when swung because of how they are proportioned.
—Ralph D. Russo, New York Times, 30 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proportion
Noun
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Her features are strange and unexpected—and all the more compelling for their divergence from the usual tidy symmetries.—
Becca Rothfeld,
New Yorker,
7 Mar. 2026
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If the matter-antimatter asymmetry arose due to a breaking of a certain cosmic symmetry at a higher energy, then restoring the symmetry could lead to that symmetry re-breaking in a different fashion.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
5 Mar. 2026
Noun
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On Tuesday, Chicago will be just north of a warm front covering the southern portion of the metro, Doom said Monday, so temperatures in the city were expected to drop into the 50s.—
Madeline King,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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House Republicans want to return $500 million annually to the middle class by expanding an income tax credit that offsets a portion of municipal property tax bills.—
Keith M. Phaneuf,
Hartford Courant,
10 Mar. 2026
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Xeneta’s congestion ratio calculates the number of ships waiting to call at the port divided by the total number of vessels already docked.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
9 Mar. 2026
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While 1 in 5 Uber drivers in the US are women, there is no guarantee of a match because the gender ratio among drivers varies widely.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
9 Mar. 2026
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The larvae, roughly 300 in each poop sample, were each about the size of a grain of sand.—
Susanne Rust
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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The size of the divide appeared significant during Thursday's debate.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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To balance the budget last year, Newsom and the Legislature halted Medi-Cal enrollment for undocumented immigrants beginning in January, and imposed a $30 premium on those already enrolled, beginning in July 2027.—
Andrew Graham
March 9,
Sacbee.com,
10 Mar. 2026
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As co-producer, Jay Som’s Melina Duterte foregrounds texture and dimension, balancing gloss with crunchy vocals that feel like acrylics gliding down your back.—
Linnie Greene,
Pitchfork,
9 Mar. 2026
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In addition, Lyon highlighted a direct correlation between the intensity and duration of training.—
Sandra Rose Salathe,
Flow Space,
6 Mar. 2026
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It’s long been seen as a safe-haven investment and a store of value that has little correlation to stocks and bonds.—
Liz Knueven,
CNBC,
6 Mar. 2026
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The company, an industry power player that reportedly earned $25 billion in revenue and $500 million in profit last year, controls roughly 70-80% of major concert and live‑event ticket sales and owns a significant share of venues and concert promotions.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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The shares fell to 76 cents Monday.—
Iris Kwok,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Van Hollen's millionaire surtax would levy new rates above existing taxes on the rich.—
JEFF STEIN THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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Combined with inflation pressures from rising oil prices, that could reverse the recent downward trend in mortgage rates, experts say.—
Alexandra Banner,
CNN Money,
6 Mar. 2026
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“Proportion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proportion. Accessed 12 Mar. 2026.
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