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
Rather than simply make this sofa smaller or more narrow, the entire size has also been scaled down to look proportional without sacrificing style in smaller living rooms.
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Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 30 May 2025
Previously, clubs were ranked from one to 32 and given a proportional slice of a €600.3million pot.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 16 May 2025
If billionaires don’t want aircrafts all to themselves—or don’t want to shell out the big bucks to store, maintain and staff their own planes—another option is fractional ownership, which means purchasing a share of a plane and access to it for a proportional number of hours per year.
—Monica Hunter-Hart, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
Selecting a coffee table that is stylish is one thing, but finding a round coffee table that is proportional to your other furniture is another.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 26 May 2025
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Julia Harrison, Architectural Digest, 30 May 2025
Previously, clubs were ranked from one to 32 and given a proportional slice of a €600.3million pot.
—Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 16 May 2025
If billionaires don’t want aircrafts all to themselves—or don’t want to shell out the big bucks to store, maintain and staff their own planes—another option is fractional ownership, which means purchasing a share of a plane and access to it for a proportional number of hours per year.
—Monica Hunter-Hart, Forbes.com, 14 June 2025
Selecting a coffee table that is stylish is one thing, but finding a round coffee table that is proportional to your other furniture is another.
—Bestreviews, Mercury News, 26 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for proportional
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proportional
Adjective
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Under new agency guidelines, NASA has been ordered to focus more on deep-space crewed missions to the Moon and Mars, along with other endeavors involving cutting-edge technology, while axing projects that have been marked by massive spending without a proportionate scientific return.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
6 July 2025
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State governments aren't like the U.S. Congress, where one chamber is made up of representatives that are proportionate to a state's population and another chamber grants equal representation to each state.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
Adjective
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These data underscore a potential misalignment: Institutions recognize integrity as a top concern, but students are racing ahead with AI and faculty lack commensurate fluency.—
Dr. Aviva Legatt,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Instead, though, the low body count seems commensurate with the horror of death.—
Katy Waldman,
New Yorker,
24 May 2025
Adjective
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Yes, Amazon Prime Day deals are comparable to Black Friday and Cyber Monday sales.—
Clara McMahon,
People.com,
8 July 2025
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The price is comparable to competitors, plus the products are regularly on sale with free shipping and gifts.—
Stewart Savin,
Architectural Digest,
8 July 2025
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The argument in favor was to have a fully balanced schedule, where everyone played everyone else twice.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 July 2025
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Served with kimchi, daikon and rice, the plate is balanced and filling.—
Irene Milanez,
Sacbee.com,
7 July 2025
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“Proportional.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proportional. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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