as in proportional
corresponding in size, amount, extent, or degree
expect financial returns proportionate to your efforts
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Recent Examples of proportionate
The after-tax equity method earnings have Berkshire’s proportionate share of profits attributable to its investments in Kraft Heinz (KHC), Occidental Petroleum (OXY), and Berkadia.
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Bill Stone, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Hiring across six of seven demographic categories remained proportionate to prior years, even though the number of episodes made was cut in half year-over-year (from 3,926 in 2022).
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
In the Elizabethan period, when a poet’s relationship with the muses was perceived as directly proportionate to their success in romance, loving attention was paid to their invocation in rhythm and rhyme.
—Alison Habens, JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2024
Although the finishing line is in sight, news media still has the opportunity to give both presidential candidates a fair and proportionate voice and focus on the most important issues before Americans cast their votes on Nov. 5.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
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Bill Stone, Forbes, 2 Nov. 2024
Hiring across six of seven demographic categories remained proportionate to prior years, even though the number of episodes made was cut in half year-over-year (from 3,926 in 2022).
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 25 Oct. 2024
In the Elizabethan period, when a poet’s relationship with the muses was perceived as directly proportionate to their success in romance, loving attention was paid to their invocation in rhythm and rhyme.
—Alison Habens, JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2024
Although the finishing line is in sight, news media still has the opportunity to give both presidential candidates a fair and proportionate voice and focus on the most important issues before Americans cast their votes on Nov. 5.
—Alena Botros, Fortune, 25 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proportionate
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This force pushing on the balloon is proportional to the cross-sectional area.Rhett Allain, WIRED, 27 Nov. 2024
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The decrease in cost is not proportional to the decrease in revenue due to an increase in processing fees.Quartz Bot, Quartz, 20 Nov. 2024
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The projections are an essential dramatic and narrative element and should have a place and scale commensurate with their importance.Ayad Akhtar, The Atlantic, 4 Dec. 2024
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In line with Moore's Law, the number of transistors on a single chip doubled roughly every two years with a commensurate rise in computer power and drop in prices.New Atlas, New Atlas, 30 Nov. 2024
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Rural states like West Virginia have life expectancies akin to those in developing nations, while wealthier states like California boast outcomes comparable to European ones.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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Lululemon China Sales As a result, the company has turned to China for growth, which so far has helped lift sales across the overall business and because of that company-wide comparable sales grew 4% during the quarter.Mark Faithfull, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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“Proportionate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proportionate. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
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