as in proportionate
corresponding in size, amount, extent, or degree
the Web site's popularity increased exponentially, resulting in a proportional increase in advertising revenue
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Recent Examples of proportional
Arizona says one of the proposals would essentially empty the Central Arizona Project Canal, while another would apportion shortages based not on water rights seniority but on proportional use, a switch-up that could help Arizona and hurt California.
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Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Glovinsky recommends pruning one to two times a year to keep the canopy at a size that's proportional to the tree's container.
—Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 15 Feb. 2026
So in a five-seat district, each voter gets five votes instead of only one vote in a proportional system.
—Jennifer Lynn McCoy, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2026
It was widely presumed as a matter of faith that a model’s effectiveness was proportional to its mystery.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
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Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 16 Feb. 2026
Glovinsky recommends pruning one to two times a year to keep the canopy at a size that's proportional to the tree's container.
—Helena Madden, Martha Stewart, 15 Feb. 2026
So in a five-seat district, each voter gets five votes instead of only one vote in a proportional system.
—Jennifer Lynn McCoy, The Conversation, 11 Feb. 2026
It was widely presumed as a matter of faith that a model’s effectiveness was proportional to its mystery.
—Gideon Lewis-Kraus, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proportional
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And while winter watching has weathered a proportionate decline, bragging rights for prime usage continues to ping pong back and forth between January and February.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
16 Feb. 2026
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The Sole Arbitrator is bound by such proportionate rules and has no means to override them.—
Alexander Smith,
NBC news,
13 Feb. 2026
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Americans and others in the developed world also have exploited efficiencies in power use that have allowed major economies to grow without creating commensurate demands for electrical power.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Carlsson, Gauthier and Sennecke combined for seven points in Wednesday’s 5-1 bounce-back win on the heels of a loss by a commensurate score to the Colorado Avalanche.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
5 Mar. 2026
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The office has long handled discrimination cases in areas like housing and employment, but students don’t have a comparable option to file complaints.—
Collin Binkley,
Los Angeles Times,
10 Mar. 2026
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Already, in head-to-head diagnostic comparisons, generative AI performs at levels comparable to human clinicians.—
Robert Pearl,
Twin Cities,
8 Mar. 2026
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Just as a person uses their free arm to stay balanced on ice or while riding a bull, the robot uses its second arm to stabilize itself.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Mar. 2026
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Caglianone worked on his pitch selection and focused on staying balanced in the strike zone.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
11 Mar. 2026
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“Proportional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proportional. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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