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
The number of nominees will be proportional to submissions in each subcategory.
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Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 9 Jan. 2026
Algorithms require a roughly proportional amount of space to runtime, and researchers long assumed there was no way to achieve anything better.
—Michael Moyer, Quanta Magazine, 16 Dec. 2025
Their shares are proportional to the size of their residential units.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 9 Dec. 2025
Rami Talleh, the county’s deputy director of planning and development services, said ADU growth in the unincorporated areas has been proportional to population and existing housing density.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2025
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Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 9 Jan. 2026
Algorithms require a roughly proportional amount of space to runtime, and researchers long assumed there was no way to achieve anything better.
—Michael Moyer, Quanta Magazine, 16 Dec. 2025
Their shares are proportional to the size of their residential units.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 9 Dec. 2025
Rami Talleh, the county’s deputy director of planning and development services, said ADU growth in the unincorporated areas has been proportional to population and existing housing density.
—Lucas Robinson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 3 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for proportional
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proportional
Adjective
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But the stamina of his thought is exactly proportionate to the depth of his love for his subject.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
7 Jan. 2026
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The rule of law demands predictable rules, individualized judgments, and proportionate, objective measures, not sweeping changes that negatively impact the lives of thousands.—
Agustina Vergara Cid,
Oc Register,
21 Dec. 2025
Adjective
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In corporate, nonprofit and public-sector environments, Black women leaders frequently face isolation, hypervisibility and the expectation to solve crises with limited protection without commensurate authority or resources.—
Jallicia Jolly,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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The state has poured billions into earlier reforms with only modest, uneven movement in student performance, and the Blueprint has yet to produce gains commensurate with its price tag.—
Julian Baron,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Jan. 2026
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In a comparable case in the United States in 2023, a federal judge imposed $5,000 fines on two lawyers and a law firm after ChatGPT was blamed for their submission of fictitious legal research in an aviation injury claim.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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At the center of this movement is OpenAI, led by Sam Altman, whose generative AI models represent a general-purpose capability—comparable to the steam engine or electric motor—that can amplify nearly every form of knowledge work.—
Phil Kafarakis,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Why do some colored sections feel more balanced than others?—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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As national tensions rose during the era of Black Lives Matter and NFL protests, Kraft articulated a position that balanced unity with constitutional rights.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Proportional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proportional. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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