as in commensurately
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Recent Examples of proportionately
The votes of the parties that did not make it into parliament will be divided proportionately, meaning PAS will end up with several seats more than a bare majority of 51.
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John E. Herbst, Time, 4 Oct. 2025
So range will decline more than proportionately as speed increases.
—Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Costs incurred between when the minerals are extracted and when they are sold can be shared proportionately between the oil company and the royalty owner, the court found.
—Jacob Orledge, ProPublica, 15 Aug. 2025
John E. Herbst, Time, 4 Oct. 2025
So range will decline more than proportionately as speed increases.
—Neil Winton, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2025
Costs incurred between when the minerals are extracted and when they are sold can be shared proportionately between the oil company and the royalty owner, the court found.
—Jacob Orledge, ProPublica, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proportionately
Adverb
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If only the prices were commensurately modest.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
22 Sep. 2025
Adverb
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Doncic is their present and future, and the Lakers have made that abundantly clear.—
Ricardo Klein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 Oct. 2025
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Penn State fans made that abundantly clear Saturday by arriving uncharacteristically late to the game and booing their heads off when the game ended.—
Alex Kirshner,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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As in each of the stories, the lives of these characters outside of their chapter, while seldom spoken of in any revealing way, are amply readable.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
31 Aug. 2025
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Many have amply provided for their children and grandchildren and do not want to leave them any more money.—
Christine Fletcher,
Forbes.com,
4 Aug. 2025
Adverb
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At an altitude of 625 kilometers, an 18-meter reflector — even if optimally curved to focus that light down onto the Earth’s surface — would create a spot of light just-under 6 km across on Earth’s surface.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
15 Oct. 2025
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Apple cider vinegar works to balance the pH of the hair and scalp, leaving them primed for functioning optimally, notes Federico.—
Danielle Sinay,
Glamour,
10 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Connor and Scheifele will score plentifully if anything good happens for the Jets at all this season.—
Murat Ates,
New York Times,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Proportionately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proportionately. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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