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
Revenue from unified agreements will now be split between the five organizations proportionate to membership count, and the collective has picked longtime Six Flags Entertainment executive Stephanie Borges as its dealmaking point person, according to USA Fencing CEO Phil Andrews.
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Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 4 Mar. 2025
And so the fact that the corporation didn't make proportionate distributions, even though that pattern was long-standing and egregious, did not terminate the S election.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
The records obtained by The News show the discrepancy is particularly high on a proportionate basis for the cash that has come into Adams’ 2025 campaign account.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2025
In 2022, France saw the highest proportionate growth of new no- and low-alcohol drinkers in Europe.
—Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Feb. 2025
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Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 4 Mar. 2025
And so the fact that the corporation didn't make proportionate distributions, even though that pattern was long-standing and egregious, did not terminate the S election.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
The records obtained by The News show the discrepancy is particularly high on a proportionate basis for the cash that has come into Adams’ 2025 campaign account.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2025
In 2022, France saw the highest proportionate growth of new no- and low-alcohol drinkers in Europe.
—Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proportionate
Adjective
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Yet given everything creators Sera Gamble and Greg Berlanti have communicated about Joe over the show’s five seasons, castration doesn’t quite feel satisfying as a proportional symbolic response to Joe’s tenure of terror.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
25 Apr. 2025
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Unlike the drama and comedy series races, which are guaranteed eight nominees regardless of submission count, the limited series category uses a proportional system.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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The administration has defended the cuts as a necessary efficiency measure, arguing that health outcomes have not improved commensurate with the agency's funding levels.—
Jordan King,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Apr. 2025
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Some people are proposing additional tax cuts without commensurate spending cuts.—
Emily Brooks,
The Hill,
17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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If Villa prepare assiduously to burst out of the blocks at home, then the inverse is often true on the road, comparable to a marathon runner who is unsure of their durability in the last few miles.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
27 Apr. 2025
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The past two comparable moves in this small-investor proxy, in November 2022 and March 2022, led to stiff near-term declines in the basket within weeks.—
Michael Santoli,
CNBC,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Proportionate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proportionate. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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