proportions 1 of 2

plural of proportion
1
as in portions
something belonging to, due to, or contributed by an individual member of a group the players argue that they aren't getting the proportion of the league's profits that are due to them

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as in ratios
the relationship in quantity, amount, or size between two or more things the proportion of length to width for those screens was usually three to two

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3
as in dimensions
the total amount of measurable space or surface occupied by something the exact proportions of the room were critical

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proportions

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of proportion

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Recent Examples of proportions
Noun
Sculptural heels, sharp pointed toes and refined proportions create a highly feminine aesthetic while maintaining a sense of modern minimalism. — Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026 One week ago, a heat wave of record-proportions was bearing down on California. — Sean MacAday, Sacbee.com, 12 Oct. 2026 Constructed from solid wood with a warm cocoa brown finish, this piece features classic proportions that work beautifully in both contemporary and traditional bedrooms. — Sarah Scott, Southern Living, 11 Oct. 2026 If this trajectory continues, those proportions will only grow, with red states turning maximally red and blue states maximally blue. — Jon Allsop, New Yorker, 10 Oct. 2026 By combining them in different proportions, the researchers can create 16 distinguishable colours and at least 300 different shades. — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 10 Oct. 2026 As New Atlas reported, the Jaguar Type 00 concept had strange cartoonish proportions. — New Atlas, 8 Oct. 2026 For fall 2026, the focus is on four core jackets, the Karakorum, Verone, Himalaya and Tibb, each reworked with new materials, proportions and details. — Luke Leitch, Vogue, 5 Oct. 2026 Given medium, proportions, and form, from a distance Shift is barely distinguishable from the land. — Jeffrey Weiss, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proportions
Noun
  • The possible outages would affect portions of counties, not entire counties, the utility stressed.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Scoop the cookie dough in small portions all over the top of the brownie batter, leaving space between them for the brownie batter to rise up during baking.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The numbers below are odds ratios, which compare how likely neck pain was in one group versus another.
    — Ryan Brennan, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026
  • No debt-to-income ratios are required to qualify, which appeals to homeowners who lack a steady stream of income required for conventional loans.
    — Aldo Svaldi, Denver Post, 2 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Chair44 isn’t exactly the first example of such a monotile in three dimensions, according to Kaplan, a computer scientist whose research focuses on the intersection of mathematics and art.
    — Rachel Crowell, Scientific American, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The recently launched Coleman Snap 'N Go collapsible cooler is another slim storage solution, but its taller dimensions when set up into cooler mode won't help with car camping in the same way the Ice Box does.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 10 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • Trever parts his hair to the right while his brother styles his combover to the left.
    — Jay Stahl, USA Today, 4 Apr. 2026
  • Later, Hamilton parts the sea on his kick scooter, speedily escaping from the hectic press area.
    — Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Sidney has crafted a brilliant pressure-cooker world that balances prison politics with raw survival prowess.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Originally developed for highly active military users, Alpha uses an open structure that balances insulation with airflow as activity levels change.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • That news knocked about 5% off its shares on July 27 and sent the cost of insuring its debt sharply higher.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The Ellison family and RedBird Capital Partners are the sole holders of Skydance’s Class A stock, giving them 100% control the voting shares.
    — Todd Spangler, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • That organization’s July 2026 report showed Waymo vehicles’ police-reportable crash rates were 68% lower than those of human drivers, and the study said Waymos rate of rear-ending another car was 91% lower.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 11 Oct. 2026
  • In an earnings preview note, analysts at Seaport Global nudged up estimates on the view that net interest income (NII) stands to benefit from both deposit growth and higher rates.
    — Zev Fima,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 11 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The flexible hydrogel could allow the battery to conform to different pipeline shapes and sizes.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Inspired by the rounded shapes of water droplets, the 22-piece collection features clusters of natural diamonds in varying sizes, set across sculptural surfaces of 14-karat yellow gold.
    — Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 15 Oct. 2026

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“Proportions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proportions. Accessed 16 Oct. 2026.

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