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the relationship in quantity, amount, or size between two or more things
the ratio of students to teachers in the school is nine to one
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Recent Examples of ratios
New Destiny, New York City’s leading developer of supportive and affordable housing for domestic violence survivors and their children, used its enhanced NYSSHP funds to hire additional staff and to lower case management ratios from an unsustainable one case worker for every 56 residents.
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Cordell Cleare, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2026
Change direction, and those ratios shift accordingly.
—Omar Kardoudi
march 01, New Atlas, 1 Mar. 2026
An end to an overblown row As finicky and technical as the topic of compression ratios may be to the casual F1 fan, the furore surrounding their policing in the last two months has been a perfect example of F1 politicking.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
The plan is to maintain these ratios as the staff size increases.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Feb. 2026
Assistive listening studies report that bypassing room acoustics and delivering audio directly can improve signal‑to‑noise ratios by 15–20 dB, making announcements comprehensible and lectures clearer [8].
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Feb. 2026
Plus, taxes, custodian fees or fund expense ratios could reduce returns, experts say.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea,jessica Dickler, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026
In 2025, Ehardt co-sponsored a bill that would have removed ratios altogether — in a bid to increase the number of in-home day cares available by decreasing their regulation.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 25 Feb. 2026
Expense ratios are essentially administrative fees.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
Cordell Cleare, New York Daily News, 3 Mar. 2026
Change direction, and those ratios shift accordingly.
—Omar Kardoudi
march 01, New Atlas, 1 Mar. 2026
An end to an overblown row As finicky and technical as the topic of compression ratios may be to the casual F1 fan, the furore surrounding their policing in the last two months has been a perfect example of F1 politicking.
—Luke Smith, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
The plan is to maintain these ratios as the staff size increases.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Feb. 2026
Assistive listening studies report that bypassing room acoustics and delivering audio directly can improve signal‑to‑noise ratios by 15–20 dB, making announcements comprehensible and lectures clearer [8].
—IEEE Spectrum, 26 Feb. 2026
Plus, taxes, custodian fees or fund expense ratios could reduce returns, experts say.
—Kate Dore, Cfp®, Ea,jessica Dickler, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026
In 2025, Ehardt co-sponsored a bill that would have removed ratios altogether — in a bid to increase the number of in-home day cares available by decreasing their regulation.
—Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 25 Feb. 2026
Expense ratios are essentially administrative fees.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 25 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ratios
rates
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Fuel prices in Asia have surged in recent days as processors across the region reduce activity rates due to a shortage of crude, while state-of-the-art refineries in the Middle East cut production Bloomberg Terminalas storage runs out.—
Nicholas Lua,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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As in previous elections, women again turned out at higher rates than men and helped decide several races, including Democrat Amber Givens’ upset of incumbent District Attorney John Creuzot.—
Gromer Jeffers Jr,
Dallas Morning News,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Ratios.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ratios. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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