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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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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How police respond to a situation also must be proportional to the danger of the situation.—
Meg Anderson,
NPR,
13 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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So why haven’t firms taken action commensurate with the scale of the problem?—
Justin Worland,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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The moves come amid explosive global growth, with the brand on track to post a 20 percent revenue increase this year, building on a comparable gain in 2024, said chief executive officer Raul Verdicchi in an interview.—
Rhonda Richford,
Footwear News,
19 Oct. 2025
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Last quarter, Macy’s reported its best comparable sales performance in 12 quarters.—
Phil Wahba,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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“Proportionate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proportionate. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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