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
Revenue from unified agreements will now be split between the five organizations proportionate to membership count, and the collective has picked longtime Six Flags Entertainment executive Stephanie Borges as its dealmaking point person, according to USA Fencing CEO Phil Andrews.
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Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 4 Mar. 2025
And so the fact that the corporation didn't make proportionate distributions, even though that pattern was long-standing and egregious, did not terminate the S election.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
The records obtained by The News show the discrepancy is particularly high on a proportionate basis for the cash that has come into Adams’ 2025 campaign account.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2025
In 2022, France saw the highest proportionate growth of new no- and low-alcohol drinkers in Europe.
—Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Feb. 2025
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Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 4 Mar. 2025
And so the fact that the corporation didn't make proportionate distributions, even though that pattern was long-standing and egregious, did not terminate the S election.
—Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
The records obtained by The News show the discrepancy is particularly high on a proportionate basis for the cash that has come into Adams’ 2025 campaign account.
—Chris Sommerfeldt, New York Daily News, 28 Feb. 2025
In 2022, France saw the highest proportionate growth of new no- and low-alcohol drinkers in Europe.
—Colette Davidson, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proportionate
Adjective
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Every state receives an amount of money proportional to that state's population.—
Sarah D. Wire,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
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Each bond’s principal remains due in full at maturity, and holders receive an extra payout proportional to bitcoin’s price appreciation.—
Dave Birnbaum,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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And so, understand that this is commensurate with other utilities.—
Sammy Roth,
Los Angeles Times,
3 Apr. 2025
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The Mets gave him a two-year, $26 million deal with a player option for 2027, which is commensurate with his market as a closer.—
Daniel R. Epstein,
Forbes.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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The most far-reaching version of Trump’s strategy would raise the effective, or average, tariff on U.S. imports to about 20%, comparable to the heavy import duties the nation imposed in the 1930s and that contributed to the Great Depression, Zandi said.—
Paul Davidson,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2025
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There are several solutions Baltimore could implement immediately to fix its open records process, like creating an online request center comparable to most other large cities.—
John Hart,
Baltimore Sun,
2 Apr. 2025
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“Proportionate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proportionate. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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