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
Glovinsky recommends pruning one to two times a year to keep the canopy at a size that's proportional to the tree's container.
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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
Liberal democracy requires that state power be limited, accountable, and answerable to law; that due process be sacrosanct; that enforcement remain proportional and transparent; and that when things go wrong, authorities are subject to credible review.
—Emily Chamlee-Wright, Washington Post, 6 Feb. 2026
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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
Liberal democracy requires that state power be limited, accountable, and answerable to law; that due process be sacrosanct; that enforcement remain proportional and transparent; and that when things go wrong, authorities are subject to credible review.
—Emily Chamlee-Wright, Washington Post, 6 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
Adjective
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Now, my income is not commensurate with housing costs.—
Luke Garrett,
NPR,
25 Feb. 2026
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Fisher’s initial punishment, including his three-day suspension, was commensurate with incidents like inciting a riot.—
Jeffrey S. Solochek,
Sun Sentinel,
25 Feb. 2026
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In the aftermath, no comparable athlete organizing drives have surfaced, as player-employee advocates have shifted their focus away from federal regulators to the courts and lawmakers.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
2 Mar. 2026
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The result is an eventual cough that produces a sound comparable to a car backfiring through a bag of gelatine.—
Alexis Wilkinson,
New Yorker,
2 Mar. 2026
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The flavors in the beef carpaccio antipasti with Pioppini mushrooms, green apple chunks, and celeriac were beautifully balanced.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
5 Mar. 2026
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Military cooperation between the two has remained constrained, and trade and investment flows are eclipsed by those with several Gulf states, as Beijing seeks to maintain balanced ties across the Middle East.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Proportional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proportional. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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