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
Among the other issues identified in the audit: Larger properties, which take more time and resources to inspect, were not paying a proportionate share of program fees.
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Ella McCarthy, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Reparations, long proposed as the only measure proportionate to the scale of racial plunder, look increasingly like a political, economic, and legal non-starter.
—Idrees Kahloon, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
These rates are proportionate to the states' population and do not refer to numeric gains.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
But health experts and climate scientists say the number is over 700, because death certificates underestimate the real number of people killed by heat and hinder a proportionate response.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2025
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Ella McCarthy, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
Reparations, long proposed as the only measure proportionate to the scale of racial plunder, look increasingly like a political, economic, and legal non-starter.
—Idrees Kahloon, New Yorker, 28 July 2025
These rates are proportionate to the states' population and do not refer to numeric gains.
—Giulia Carbonaro, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 July 2025
But health experts and climate scientists say the number is over 700, because death certificates underestimate the real number of people killed by heat and hinder a proportionate response.
—Adriana Pérez, Chicago Tribune, 6 July 2025
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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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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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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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Certain closet staples are well worth investing in, but finding comparable styles at a more affordable price point can make building a solid seasonal wardrobe more realistic.—
Rachel Trujillo,
PEOPLE,
31 Oct. 2025
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The Senate Appropriations Committee advanced a measure to fund NASA at a level comparable to fiscal year 2025, and there is bipartisan support for maintaining the space agency's science programs.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
31 Oct. 2025
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“Proportionate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proportionate. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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