proportioned 1 of 2

adjective

Definition of proportionednext
as in symmetrical

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proportioned

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verb

past tense of proportion
1
as in divided

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2
as in balanced

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proportioned
  1. symmetrical
  2. appropriated
  3. aligned
  4. balanced
  5. equalized
  6. allotted
  7. arranged
  8. split
Adjective
  • Kids can make a perfectly symmetrical snowball with this genius snowball maker while keeping their hands warm and dry.
    Laura Lu, Parents, 7 Jan. 2025
  • The timing functions are nested at 6 o’clock to keep things symmetrical.
    Blake Buettner, Robb Report, 6 Dec. 2024
Definition of symmetrical
Verb
  • Federal employees are eligible for retroactive pay once funding is appropriated, per the OPM, and those who were furloughed could also receive unemployment benefits.
    Avery Lotz, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
  • Since 2022, by contrast, Congress has appropriated $112 billion to the Defense Department to assist Kyiv.
    Elaine McCusker, Foreign Affairs, 13 Dec. 2024
Definition of appropriated
Verb
  • Advanced tools help assess workforce capabilities, as well as monitor evolving roles and skills in the broader marketplace to keep organizations aligned with industry trends.
    Saurabh Jain, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
  • When individual aspirations and organizational needs are aligned, workforces become future-proof.
    Saurabh Jain, Forbes, 3 Jan. 2025
Definition of aligned
Adjective
  • Often, the neoclassical style expresses itself in subtle ways, with façades that are symmetrical and balanced, or an emphasis on classical proportions and scales in interior spaces.
    Lauren Gallow, Architectural Digest, 10 Jan. 2025
  • Experts believe the market is currently balanced, with rising inventory and prices expected to continue their upward trend in 2025.
    Robert Thorpe, Newsweek, 8 Jan. 2025
Definition of balanced
Verb
  • The Czechs even opened the scoring in the first leg through her, but Portugal equalized early on in the second half.
    Neel Shelat, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
  • The host then equalized in the 83rd minute courtesy of Andri Guðjohnsen to set up a frantic end to the game.
    Ben Church, CNN, 15 Oct. 2024
Definition of equalized
Verb
  • Replacement benefits may be issued to cover the eligible household's loss, up to the maximum SNAP benefit amount allotted for the month.
    Dan Perry, Newsweek, 2 Jan. 2025
  • About $6 billion of grant funding has been allotted to the project, which will take up around 6,500 square feet of the high school, according to Callender.
    George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
Definition of allotted
Verb
  • Over three decades ago, the first hiking days were arranged at Blue Hills Reservation in 1992, a state park in Milton, Mass, as part of an initiative promoting healthy lifestyles.
    Irene S. Levine, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
  • Transfers can be arranged through the resort.
    Megan Murphy, Travel + Leisure, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of arranged
Verb
  • That amount would be split between border security, such as wall funding and money for Border Patrol agents, and modernizing U.S. defense systems.
    Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 16 Jan. 2025
  • The monk/fox combo needs to be split up, let Keon start!
    Jared Weiss, The Athletic, 16 Jan. 2025
Definition of split
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