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
Lightning sales have also never been proportionate to the hype Ford gave the truck, with the brand selling 33,510 in 2024, just a fraction of the 834,641 F-Series trucks Ford sold in total.
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Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2025
Is the design proportionate, age-appropriate, and mindful of future hair loss?
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
As with all character dimensions, the challenge is that any of the five virtuous character behaviors (being fair, equitable, proportionate, even-handed, and socially responsible) can manifest as deficient or excess vices.
—Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Consider these insights to design a space that feels perfectly proportionate and functional.
—Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Aug. 2025
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Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2025
Is the design proportionate, age-appropriate, and mindful of future hair loss?
—Nia Bowers, USA Today, 3 Oct. 2025
As with all character dimensions, the challenge is that any of the five virtuous character behaviors (being fair, equitable, proportionate, even-handed, and socially responsible) can manifest as deficient or excess vices.
—Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
Consider these insights to design a space that feels perfectly proportionate and functional.
—Sophie Flaxman, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for proportionate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proportionate
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The basis of the action is that artists with accurate streaming data suffer when others have inflated figures, because their proportional share of Spotify’s royalty pool shrinks.—
Jazz Monroe,
Pitchfork,
3 Nov. 2025
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But the most urgent goal is meeting the hybrid threat with commensurate and proportional forces, mostly directed against the shadow fleet.—
James Stavridis,
Twin Cities,
13 Oct. 2025
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Generally, the level of hospitality is commensurate with the nightly room rate.—
Maya Kachroo-Levine,
Travel + Leisure,
4 Nov. 2025
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Honda’s space was not much smaller than Toyota’s, but commensurate with its place in the world of Japanese automaking, along with the space for Subaru, Mazda, Nissan, Mitsubishi, and Suzuki.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
30 Oct. 2025
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After an office romance begins, employee retention at the organization drops by six percentage points, meaning turnover is 14% greater than in comparable firms.—
Emily Nix,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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Putting aside the visceral appeal of the reference to insider trading, are these allegations actually comparable to criminal insider trading in the securities regime?—
Samidh Guha,
ABC News,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Proportionate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proportionate. Accessed 9 Jan. 2026.
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