1
as in symmetry
a balanced, pleasing, or suitable arrangement of parts
the head was drawn too large, being way out of proportion with the body
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2
as in portion
something belonging to, due to, or contributed by an individual member of a group
the players argue that they aren't getting the proportion of the league's profits that are due to them
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as in ratio
the relationship in quantity, amount, or size between two or more things
the proportion of length to width for those screens was usually three to two
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as in size
the total amount of measurable space or surface occupied by something
the exact proportions of the room were critical
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as in to portion
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as in to balance
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Recent Examples of proportion
John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2025
There are some places a significant proportion of the wider public believes are simply not suitable for young children.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
Simon Hill, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
Photo: Corcoran This co-op apartment is nicely proportioned, with large rooms, three closets (including one big walk-in) and high beamed ceilings.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 17 Dec. 2024
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Noun
A bit of long division shows that the proportion of spending devoted to the C.F.P.B. was roughly 0.01 per cent.
—John Cassidy, The New Yorker, 17 Feb. 2025
There are some places a significant proportion of the wider public believes are simply not suitable for young children.
—Dan Perry, Newsweek, 13 Feb. 2025
Verb
But the Ray’s best feature is its excellent sound, pumping out clear, musical, and surprisingly meaty audio for a bar proportioned more like a Bluetooth speaker.
—Simon Hill, WIRED, 30 Nov. 2024
Photo: Corcoran This co-op apartment is nicely proportioned, with large rooms, three closets (including one big walk-in) and high beamed ceilings.
—Kim Velsey, Curbed, 17 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proportion
Noun
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There should be mirror symmetry in the universe, and that includes the gravitational waves coming from black hole mergers.—
Robert Lea,
Space.com,
7 Feb. 2025
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One study examined levels of asymmetry (a lack or absence of symmetry/sameness on both sides) in different body types.—
Laura Schober,
Health,
4 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Though the spinoff does not seem poised to match that level of popularity, it can be assumed that a significant portion of its audience will come from streaming viewers in the days after its NBC premiere.—
Selome Hailu,
Variety,
25 Feb. 2025
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But the winger didn’t finish practice, as he was still bothered by a lower-body injury suffered during the United States’ game against Sweden in the round-robin portion of the tournament.—
Julian McKenzie,
The Athletic,
25 Feb. 2025
Noun
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This ratio has been favoring offense since August 2024, providing a clear sign of optimism for the US economic growth.—
David Keller,
CNBC,
27 Feb. 2025
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Revolving credit includes credit cards and lines of credit, and this ratio is the second most important factor in determining your credit score, after payment history.—
José Omar Rodríguez,
Sacramento Bee,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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And, ultimately, the error rate improvements gained by increasing the size of the logical qubit aren't on a trajectory that would get you a useful level of error correction without needing an unrealistically large number of hardware qubits.—
John Timmer,
Ars Technica,
26 Feb. 2025
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The Athena spacecraft, a six-legged lander roughly the size of a telephone booth, will take about a week to reach its destination.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The music is high-energy melodic metal, the art pops off the screen, and the challenge is largely the same: balancing momentary threats against the need to prepare for future baddies.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
26 Feb. 2025
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The Oscars take themselves way too seriously for that—which puts hosts in the awkward spot of having to balance gravitas with levity and austerity with actual humor.—
John Ortved,
Vogue,
26 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Climate researchers suggest that such a model could significantly reduce carbon emissions by creating a more direct correlation between passenger weight and fuel consumption.—
Kurt Knutsson, CyberGuy Report,
Fox News,
21 Feb. 2025
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There may be such a correlation between cost and quality with cars and electronic products, but that is far from the case in healthcare.—
Suzanne Blake,
Newsweek,
21 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Other options on the table that could lead to coverage losses include imposing work requirements and lowering the federal share of spending for the Medicaid expansion population.—
Peter Sullivan,
Axios,
26 Feb. 2025
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Its share of new car registrations declined from 1.8 percent to 1 percent, with insiders attributing much of the decline to Musk's increasingly erratic public behavior.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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Those costs, coupled with inflation rates that were much higher than expected and less flexibility in NASA's budget, have also contributed, Brown said.—
Tariq Malik,
Space.com,
21 Feb. 2025
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According to the World Health Organization (WHO), over 380 million working-age adults live with disabilities around the globe, and unemployment rates among them are reaching up to 80% in a few regions.—
Pradeep Kumar Muthukamatchi,
Forbes,
21 Feb. 2025
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“Proportion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proportion. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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