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proportioned

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verb

past tense of proportion

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Recent Examples of proportioned
Adjective
For years, America's been in the chokehold of unnecessarily oversized pickup trucks, but recent announcements of new vehicles show that common sense – and more reasonably proportioned utes – may soon prevail. Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proportioned
Adjective
  • How the gravitational field that the various spacecraft experienced changed over time differs substantially from what would be expected were Mars's interior perfectly spherically symmetrical.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 31 Aug. 2026
  • Its oversized stone urns and four Doric columns, along with a Greek key frieze, give the symmetrical residence historic gravitas.
    Mark David, Robb Report, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • While the class was divided between protectionists and free-traders, the teacher gave no indication of his own views, and the textbook presented objective facts along with arguments from both sides.
    Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The jury, says Rahmani, may be divided on her insanity defense.
    Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Between these spaces exists a world balanced on the edge of the modern and the primitive, the high-tech and the rural, the corporeal and the mythic.
    Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The James Webb Space Telescope is also parked in this orbit, where spacecraft are balanced by the gravitational pull of Earth and the sun.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 30 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The initial contract between Norman and Mental Health Association Oklahoma was for one year and carried a $383,633 price tag, with $333,633 appropriated from Opioid Settlement Funds.
    Jake Ramsey, Oklahoma Watch, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The Arkansas General Assembly then appropriated $50 million for site development efforts over two years, according to the commission.
    Dylan Sherman, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • While High-Flyer’s pre-IPO picks have largely aligned with China’s national priorities, its own priority is still potential investment upside, industry experts say.
    Anniek Bao,Elaine Yu, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Shay Mitchell’s midnight espresso base exudes a plum undertone that couldn’t be better aligned with the seasonal transformation.
    Alyssa Rotunno, InStyle, 27 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Because the tax was not apportioned among the states as the Constitution required, those provisions were unconstitutional.
    Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • But state corporation taxes are apportioned based on where customers are located, not on where the company is based, as Isaaks explained in a report published on Tuesday.
    Gene Maddaus, Variety, 14 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Montreal equalized at the 37-minute mark on a goal by Fabian Herbers.
    Michelle Kaufman, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2026
  • At the time the score was 1-1 and Switzerland had equalized just minutes prior.
    Felipe Cardenas, New York Times, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office, which covers an area just outside New Orleans and was allotted the highest amount — nearly $4 million through 2025 — did not respond to more than a dozen calls and emails.
    Aneri Pattani — KFF Health News, STAT, 27 Aug. 2026
  • For example, the original plan by the department’s consultant assumed that the park would have access to a sewer main and allotted about $76,000 for a routine sewer connection.
    Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 20 Aug. 2026

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“Proportioned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proportioned. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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