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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
Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Sorting the correct size was not straightforward, as the Italian tires on the truck were oddly proportioned and on metric measurements.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2025
Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 29 July 2025
At least some of this increase is a post-pandemic bounce, but the share of all prime-age adults who are married has also leveled off in the past few years, which suggests that the decades-long decline in the proportion of Americans who are married may have reached its low point.
—Brad Wilcox, The Atlantic, 29 July 2025
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Noun
The new 2nd-gen luxury Hyundai Palisade is sharp and beautiful proportioned.
—Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 22 Apr. 2025
Sorting the correct size was not straightforward, as the Italian tires on the truck were oddly proportioned and on metric measurements.
—Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 1 Apr. 2025
Verb
That's because a significant proportion of its U.S. revenue is from products that have manufacturing operations in the country, and also due to the company's current global inventory positions.
—Annika Kim Constantino, CNBC, 29 July 2025
At least some of this increase is a post-pandemic bounce, but the share of all prime-age adults who are married has also leveled off in the past few years, which suggests that the decades-long decline in the proportion of Americans who are married may have reached its low point.
—Brad Wilcox, The Atlantic, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proportion
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Partial equatorial rings are visible in DFK 52's circumstellar material, but other evidence of a binary, such as bipolar symmetry in the ejected material, is lacking.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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There’s a certain symmetry in moving the other way and bringing out a MacBook using the lower-specced A-Series chipset to power a new class of macOS laptop.—
Ewan Spence,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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The blank portions are designed to ensure officers read through the drafts to correct potential errors or add missing information.—
Clare Duffy,
CNN Money,
12 Aug. 2025
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The River Park hopes to break ground by the end of the year on the Osuna segment at the east end of the Surf Park—the new one-mile trail portion will include a 150-foot-long steel truss bridge across the San Dieguito River.—
Karen Billing,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
12 Aug. 2025
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Small student-teacher ratios improve learning outcomes.—
Kelly Meyerhofer,
jsonline.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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To begin with, the 2026 car will feature a new power unit that will run on electric power and internal combustion, split by an equal ratio.—
Saajan Jogia,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Aug. 2025
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The Pepper Cannon also adjusts easily to so many different grind sizes.—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
13 Aug. 2025
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Last year, Disney agreed to pay the NBA $2.6 billion a year — nearly twice the size of its previous deal — in order to keep a package of games that includes the NBA Finals.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
13 Aug. 2025
Verb
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For the goalkeeper, the challenge is balancing that information with the reality of the moment.—
Matt Pyzdrowski,
New York Times,
13 Aug. 2025
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As of last year, D.C. had balanced its budget for 29 straight years, according to Mayor Muriel Bowser's office.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
12 Aug. 2025
Noun
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That means setting the expectation that your team, agencies and partners look beyond short-term efficiency and bring forward insight that shows causality, not just correlation.—
Liam Wade,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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Investors seem to have taken note, as there is a direct correlation between the launch of AIP in 2023 and the steady upward trajectory Palantir’s stock has experienced since.—
Jessica Mathews,
Fortune,
6 Aug. 2025
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Sports Edition Coach — a spot to gather clues and discuss (and share) scores.—
Mark Cooper,
New York Times,
13 Aug. 2025
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The chipmaker’s shares jumped more than 2% in extended trading following Trump’s post on Monday.—
Bloomberg,
Mercury News,
13 Aug. 2025
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Regardless of what the future holds, Roman Anthony has set himself and his family up for life, and the Red Sox have locked in yet another piece of their future at a reasonable rate.—
Dan Freedman,
Forbes.com,
8 Aug. 2025
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Downtown Louisville, like cities across the country, has struggled with high office vacancy rate amid changing workplace trends.—
Ray Padilla,
The Courier-Journal,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Proportion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proportion. Accessed 20 Aug. 2025.
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