disproportionate
adjective
dis·pro·por·tion·ate
ˌdis-prə-ˈpȯr-sh(ə-)nət 
: being out of proportion
a disproportionate share
disproportionately
adverb
Examples of disproportionate in a Sentence
He believes that middle-class people bear a disproportionate share of the tax burden.
A disproportionate number of the students are poor.
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Smaller firms often have fewer resources than the IBMs of the world – but thought leadership can deliver returns disproportionate to its initial investment, if well-executed.
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Rhea Wessel, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
But the state’s coming majority still lacks voting power: a disproportionate share of the nonwhite population is under eighteen, and many Latinos are non-citizens.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2024
The big picture: Democrats have railed against the Electoral College, which has favored Republicans in recent cycles due to the disproportionate power of small states.
—Neal Rothschild, Axios, 27 Oct. 2024
One of the results of that game is that there are many sparsely populated Western states, whose senators have a disproportionate power over our politics.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 8 Oct. 2024
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Rhea Wessel, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
But the state’s coming majority still lacks voting power: a disproportionate share of the nonwhite population is under eighteen, and many Latinos are non-citizens.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2024
The big picture: Democrats have railed against the Electoral College, which has favored Republicans in recent cycles due to the disproportionate power of small states.
—Neal Rothschild, Axios, 27 Oct. 2024
One of the results of that game is that there are many sparsely populated Western states, whose senators have a disproportionate power over our politics.
—Letters To The Editor, The Mercury News, 8 Oct. 2024
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“Disproportionate.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/disproportionate. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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disproportionate
adjective
dis·pro·por·tion·ate
ˌdis-prə-ˈpōr-sh(ə-)nət
-ˈpȯr-
: being out of proportion
disproportionately
adverb
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