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Recent Examples of proportionately
As the companies’ power and dominance have mushroomed, their sense of accountability has diminished proportionately.
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Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 22 June 2026
Pasion Inquebrantable – Unwavering passion Panama is a small country with a proportionately large sporting footprint.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Reverse splits reduce the number of outstanding shares by combining existing shares into fewer shares while proportionately increasing the price, though not affecting the company’s total value.
—David Capablanca, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
However, the far smaller Jewish community is proportionately much more impacted –- with 2,873 incidents, the Jewish community experienced more than eight times as many episodes per capita.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
Royalty payments are made proportionately to musicians and songwriters from a pool of funds, according to the federal prosecutor’s office.
—Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2026
Brito said some airports have proportionately higher jet fuel consumption, pointing to Singapore and Frankfurt, so concentration and distance from suppliers create an additional layer of market jitters that is reflected in current prices.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 11 Mar. 2026
The letter also said Iran doesn’t seek tension and would not initiate a war but would respond decisively and proportionately if attacked.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
In Bangladesh, voters elect 300 members of Parliament directly while the remaining 50 posts are reserved for women and distributed proportionately among the winning parties.
—Julhas Alam, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 22 June 2026
Pasion Inquebrantable – Unwavering passion Panama is a small country with a proportionately large sporting footprint.
—Elias Burke, New York Times, 10 June 2026
Reverse splits reduce the number of outstanding shares by combining existing shares into fewer shares while proportionately increasing the price, though not affecting the company’s total value.
—David Capablanca, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
However, the far smaller Jewish community is proportionately much more impacted –- with 2,873 incidents, the Jewish community experienced more than eight times as many episodes per capita.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026
Royalty payments are made proportionately to musicians and songwriters from a pool of funds, according to the federal prosecutor’s office.
—Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2026
Brito said some airports have proportionately higher jet fuel consumption, pointing to Singapore and Frankfurt, so concentration and distance from suppliers create an additional layer of market jitters that is reflected in current prices.
—Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 11 Mar. 2026
The letter also said Iran doesn’t seek tension and would not initiate a war but would respond decisively and proportionately if attacked.
—Bart Jansen, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
In Bangladesh, voters elect 300 members of Parliament directly while the remaining 50 posts are reserved for women and distributed proportionately among the winning parties.
—Julhas Alam, Los Angeles Times, 17 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proportionately
Adverb
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The brakes are commensurately capable, encouraging the driver to party like its 1999.—
Basem Wasef,
Robb Report,
17 June 2026
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The tournament has always been the NCAA’s most visible and important event and had to be managed commensurately — only the best for the best.—
Bill Hancock,
Kansas City Star,
12 Mar. 2026
Adverb
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Arkansas peaches are coming, just not as abundantly as in seasons past.—
Kelly Brant,
Arkansas Online,
16 June 2026
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Southerners are suckers for cities on the water, and the charming community of Stuart, Florida, is abundantly blessed on that front.—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
16 June 2026
Adverb
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My own otterhound, Fiona, amply embodied this trait.—
Aditya Simha,
The Conversation,
7 May 2026
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The fight amply displayed both boxers’ dexterity, in offense and defense, with both taking nice swings as well as jabs, but a lot simply failed to land.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
2 May 2026
Adverb
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Real Trading challenges the prevailing belief that markets can function optimally without human involvement, arguing instead that human judgment remains essential to maintaining stability, transparency, and trust.—
Forbes Books Press Release Official,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
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Using insights from number theory, including Jacobi’s two-square theorem, Erdős was able to show that an optimally sized circle will enable the number of unit-distance pairs to grow faster than the number of points, but only barely.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
1 June 2026
Adverb
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Celebrate this Earth Day by indulging in the fruits, vegetables, fungi and legumes the region plentifully provides at these capital region eateries.—
Sean Timberlake,
Sacbee.com,
22 Apr. 2026
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Almost one year ago, the Saudis stunned crude traders by rapidly restarting production that had been halted since 2023, ignoring widespread warnings that global oil markets were already plentifully supplied.—
Grant Smith,
Fortune,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Proportionately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proportionately. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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