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
The process begins with the city preparing an engineer’s report to show that the amount of the assessment is proportionate to a special benefit for each parcel of property that will be charged.
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The Editorial Board, Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
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
And if so, is this advantage proportionate to the harm inflicted on civilians and the environment?
—Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
Investigators also pointed to Massachusetts law prohibiting officers from firing at a moving vehicle unless necessary to prevent imminent harm and requiring that force be proportionate to the threat.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026
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The Editorial Board, Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
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
And if so, is this advantage proportionate to the harm inflicted on civilians and the environment?
—Mustafa Qadri, CNN Money, 30 Mar. 2026
Investigators also pointed to Massachusetts law prohibiting officers from firing at a moving vehicle unless necessary to prevent imminent harm and requiring that force be proportionate to the threat.
—Greg Wehner, FOXNews.com, 19 Mar. 2026
See All Example Sentences for proportionate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proportionate
Adjective
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Amendments also require large frontier developers to file disclosure statements with primary contacts and places of business and to pay proportional fees to cover the expense of administering the act.—
Jenna Schweikert,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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Carriers that automate routine underwriting tasks can redirect experienced underwriters to higher-value work, all while scaling operations without proportional increases in headcount.—
Abhishek Kumar,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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Cult hero Cade Klubnik continued to impress, though it should be noted his work came largely against players commensurate with his spot on the depth chart.—
Zack Rosenblatt,
New York Times,
29 May 2026
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Some have minimal requirements that are commensurate with the risk posed to the public from the services of such licensees.—
Doug Mccauley,
Oc Register,
27 May 2026
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Accessible rooms are available, putting this hotel head and shoulders above comparable historic properties.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 June 2026
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No, Love Island contestants aren’t exactly producing dialogue comparable to The Bard of Avon’s work.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
2 June 2026
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“Proportionate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proportionate. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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