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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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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
Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
Their proportions determine how soil drains and retains water.
—Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 16 Feb. 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
Japan and India both made up a greater proportion of foreign supply — though the Bahamas was the third-leading non-US supplier.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 16 Feb. 2026
Their proportions determine how soil drains and retains water.
—Nadia Hassani, The Spruce, 16 Feb. 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
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The resulting houses built on Prickly Mountain are unusual and not especially concerned with symmetry, but the lines are clean nevertheless.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Feb. 2026
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The results showed that TERS is sensitive to the symmetry of local environments.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Feb. 2026
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The northern portion of Alys Beach is devoted to a 20-acre nature preserve practically made for morning bike rides.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
17 Feb. 2026
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Campaign finance filings outlined in an October report from The Sacramento Bee showed Flora spent hundreds of thousands of dollars given to his re-election campaign by businesses and organizations in 2024, with a significant portion going to travel, lodging and meals.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
17 Feb. 2026
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In the county’s wealthier districts, roughly 1 in 20 students comes from families struggling to pay the basics; in other places, the ratio is closer to 1 in 5.—
Andre Mouchard,
Oc Register,
15 Feb. 2026
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One example is the T3 / reverse T3 (rT3) ratio, a biologically real mechanism linked to chronic illness and metabolic dysfunction.—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
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Kim said the 600mm rockets – double the size found in most multiple rocket launch systems – are as good as short-range ballistic missiles.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
19 Feb. 2026
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Rubber boots in all different sizes.—
Melina Walling,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Feb. 2026
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Finally, a justice has to bring practical judgment to balancing competing interests when the legal text does not settle an issue, or the court acts as the leader for the entire state judiciary.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Feb. 2026
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In buttered pasta, the slight tang balances the richness of the sauce, giving it extra dimension.—
Katie Rosenhouse,
Southern Living,
16 Feb. 2026
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This is the biggest question raised by the study - cause or correlation?—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
14 Feb. 2026
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The cause is a behavioral phenomenon known as correlation neglect, according to Wachter.—
Sheryl Estrada,
Fortune,
13 Feb. 2026
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Holding talks with Paramount now might unlock even more cash for a company that was barely trading at $10 per share one year ago, before all the sale talk erupted.—
Brian Stelter,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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The building once housed a saloon that saw its share of shootouts and robberies—paranormal researchers claim to have found a reappearing bloodstain there.—
Brandee Gruener,
Southern Living,
16 Feb. 2026
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Perhaps, on extremely long timescales, those heavier elements will sink to the center of the core, producing an inert center that slows the rate of fusion even further.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Feb. 2026
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But nothing can keep rising at such extreme rates forever, and critics had been calling for a pullback.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Proportion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proportion. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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