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
For its part, the 27-nation bloc has pledged to respond to any U.S. duties in a proportionate way.
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Sam Meredith, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
The phone numbers were picked at random using a probability proportionate to size method, which means phone numbers are proportionally representative to the number of voters in all regions across the state.
—Rachel Wolf, Fox News, 22 Jan. 2025
The second option is likely more proportionate, being less restrictive on user expression while addressing concerns.
—Mithun A. Sridharan, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
The vessel is the largest yacht in this particular Benetti series and features a clean profile with a flared bow and proportionate decks penned by Giorgio M. Cassetta.
—Katia Damborsky, Robb Report, 2 Jan. 2025
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Sam Meredith, CNBC, 3 Feb. 2025
The phone numbers were picked at random using a probability proportionate to size method, which means phone numbers are proportionally representative to the number of voters in all regions across the state.
—Rachel Wolf, Fox News, 22 Jan. 2025
The second option is likely more proportionate, being less restrictive on user expression while addressing concerns.
—Mithun A. Sridharan, Forbes, 17 Dec. 2024
The vessel is the largest yacht in this particular Benetti series and features a clean profile with a flared bow and proportionate decks penned by Giorgio M. Cassetta.
—Katia Damborsky, Robb Report, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proportionate
Adjective
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The tariffs would be proportional to the tariffs individual countries place on inported American goods.—
Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy,
USA TODAY,
11 Feb. 2025
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And for this new hash table, the time required for worst-case queries and insertions is proportional to (log x)2 — far faster than x.—
Steve Nadis,
Quanta Magazine,
10 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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The vibes in Dallas are commensurate with a fan base that just traded away a five-time First-Team All-NBA superstar at age 25.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
The Athletic,
12 Feb. 2025
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On the one hand, the Captain’s acquiescence to the in-house rules kept YES Network in the loop and provided the Yankees’ RSN with all the soundbites and on-camera appearances that are commensurate with superstar status.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
5 Feb. 2025
Adjective
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Defenceman Larry Murphy is a nice comparable to Bouchard in this way.—
Allan Mitchell,
The Athletic,
14 Feb. 2025
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In the same period, in 2023, there were just 19 comparable real estate transactions.—
Madeline Fitzgerald,
Quartz,
13 Feb. 2025
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“Proportionate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proportionate. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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