as in proportional
corresponding in size, amount, extent, or degree
expect financial returns proportionate to your efforts
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Recent Examples of proportionate
This ratio—cash burned divided by new ARR added—can separate companies using funding wisely from those burning money without proportionate returns.
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Victor Orlovski, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Four decades of neoliberalism have so thoroughly taught policymakers that the role of government should be limited that public debates about the economy are now constricted to discussions about growth and distribution—the overall size and proportionate slicing of the pie.
—Jennifer M. Harris, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
At the heart of the Gov. Hochul’s proposal is a common-sense adjustment: if a prosecutor does not turn over a piece of evidence that should have been turned over, the consequence should be proportionate to the significance of the missing evidence.
—Mimi Rocah, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2025
The amount of pushback is proportionate to how badly it is needed.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
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Victor Orlovski, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Four decades of neoliberalism have so thoroughly taught policymakers that the role of government should be limited that public debates about the economy are now constricted to discussions about growth and distribution—the overall size and proportionate slicing of the pie.
—Jennifer M. Harris, Foreign Affairs, 22 Apr. 2025
At the heart of the Gov. Hochul’s proposal is a common-sense adjustment: if a prosecutor does not turn over a piece of evidence that should have been turned over, the consequence should be proportionate to the significance of the missing evidence.
—Mimi Rocah, New York Daily News, 13 Apr. 2025
The amount of pushback is proportionate to how badly it is needed.
—Newsweek Staff, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proportionate
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In some states, charters also get a proportional share of the property taxes that local school districts raise.—
Derek W. Black,
The Conversation,
6 May 2025
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The digital assets industry must focus on two areas make further great strides in the new economy—proportional regulation and solid tokenomics.—
Lawrence Wintermeyer,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
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The demand for sports is commensurate with its unmatched effectiveness as a delivery system for marketing spiels; as such, the segment outperforms the rest of TV’s programming mix, even when the macroeconomic situation is dicey.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
25 Apr. 2025
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Organizations can now automatically and proactively check for data updates on their clients at scale and at a frequency commensurate with the client type and risk profile.—
Alex Ford,
Forbes,
6 Mar. 2025
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Through the first five weeks of the second quarter, Texas Roadhouse said its comparable sales at company restaurants increased 5% year over year.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
8 May 2025
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Overall, Nexstar’s distribution sales for the first quarter of 2025 were $762 million for the quarter, nearly flat with the comparable year-ago period.—
Jennifer Maas,
Variety,
8 May 2025
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“Proportionate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proportionate. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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