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
Social Security functions as social insurance rather than welfare, meaning workers who pay into the program throughout their working lives have earned the right to receive benefits proportional to their contributions and income replacement needs.
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Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
The number of nominees will be proportional to the number of submissions in each genre with at least one nomination for each genre.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 26 Mar. 2026
The metabolic health conversation has expanded significantly with growing interest in continuous glucose monitors and insulin sensitivity, yet the fatigue side of PCOS still doesn’t get proportional attention.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 20 Mar. 2026
The Lancet, a respected medical journal, estimates deaths may approach 200,000, leading many to question claims of proportional self-defense.
—Ken Barnes, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2026
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Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 2 Apr. 2026
The number of nominees will be proportional to the number of submissions in each genre with at least one nomination for each genre.
—Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 26 Mar. 2026
The metabolic health conversation has expanded significantly with growing interest in continuous glucose monitors and insulin sensitivity, yet the fatigue side of PCOS still doesn’t get proportional attention.
—Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 20 Mar. 2026
The Lancet, a respected medical journal, estimates deaths may approach 200,000, leading many to question claims of proportional self-defense.
—Ken Barnes, The Orlando Sentinel, 8 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for proportional
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proportional
Adjective
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Whether the costs of the Iran war are proportionate depends on which of the administration’s stated aims one believes.—
Valerie Morkevicius,
The Conversation,
24 Apr. 2026
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And if so, is this advantage proportionate to the harm inflicted on civilians and the environment?—
Mustafa Qadri,
CNN Money,
30 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Beds, however, are American-sized, with a commensurate number of pillows.—
Rebecca Rose,
Travel + Leisure,
24 Apr. 2026
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One of those ethical hackers and researchers, Jamieson O’Reilly, told NBC News that the rise of AI coding agents threatened to create security vulnerabilities by giving coding novices significant public exposure without commensurate security expertise.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
7 Apr. 2026
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In comparable territory, The Outsiders keeps things earnest, and even Stranger Things, for all its loopiness, plays its baby-monster antihero story tragic and straight.—
Sara Holdren,
Vulture,
27 Apr. 2026
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The legislation also includes the implementation of a public online database displaying information on DCF’s performance comparable to federal standards and additional mandatory training for DCF employees.—
Livi Stanford,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2026
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His presence allows the Magic to be more balanced, more versatile and, crucially, more equipped to deal with a player like Cunningham.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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So the Justice Department is saying that that's the more balanced approach that the EPA takes, and that's the approach that should prevail.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
29 Apr. 2026
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“Proportional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proportional. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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