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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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 Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
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Los Angeles is reeling after fires of historic proportions raced through many communities in January 2025, destroying thousands of homes.
—Vanessa Crossgrove Fry, The Conversation, 21 Jan. 2025
Kim Velsey, Curbed, 17 Dec. 2024
Financial institutions would then be free to proportion these charges to individual customers or to nominee account holders.
—James S. Henry, Foreign Affairs, 12 Apr. 2016
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However, the overall population continued to decrease for the third consecutive year, with the proportion of elderly citizens steadily rising.
—John Yoo and John Shu, Newsweek, 23 Jan. 2025
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Los Angeles is reeling after fires of historic proportions raced through many communities in January 2025, destroying thousands of homes.
—Vanessa Crossgrove Fry, The Conversation, 21 Jan. 2025
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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
Financial institutions would then be free to proportion these charges to individual customers or to nominee account holders.
—James S. Henry, Foreign Affairs, 12 Apr. 2016
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proportion
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Other ensembles stood out for their symmetry: People wearing complementary diamond-quilt jackets, for example, or twin earmuffs.—
Simbarashe Cha,
New York Times,
22 Jan. 2025
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This beautiful, natural symmetry is typical of Schmitt’s work.—
Nicolas Milon,
Architectural Digest,
21 Jan. 2025
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The National Weather Service issued its highest fire weather alert level for portions of the Los Angeles area for Monday into Tuesday morning, as powerful Santa Ana winds return.—
Andrew Freedman,
Axios,
20 Jan. 2025
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Bake in preheated oven until a thermometer inserted into thickest portion of chicken registers 175°F and honey mixture thickens, 14 to 16 minutes, stirring and basting chicken with honey mixture halfway through bake time.—
Craig Ruff,
Southern Living,
20 Jan. 2025
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Each company’s latest one-year dividend-per-share growth is also greater than the index, while its dividend payout ratio is lower.—
Michelle Fox,
CNBC,
21 Jan. 2025
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The company sports a price to earnings (P/E) ratio of 49 which is 2.0x the S&P 500.—
Adam Sarhan,
Forbes,
21 Jan. 2025
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The commodity is produced and sold on the global market, and the industry responds to international trends more so than bite size domestic policy moves.—
Justin Worland,
TIME,
21 Jan. 2025
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The new platform can underpin several sizes of vehicle and use various powertrains.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
21 Jan. 2025
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Dreux’s hustle to make ends meet is balanced by Alyssa’s journey of self-discovery, as both women navigate societal pressures and personal challenges.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
21 Jan. 2025
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Plus, Bourque’s entry-level salary helps balance the books around some of their bigger contracts.—
Shayna Goldman,
The Athletic,
21 Jan. 2025
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Their results show a factor of between three and five improvement in detail and accuracy in the FLI analysis compared to two- and three-point correlation functions.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
28 Jan. 2025
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Porsche was building exquisite lightweight sports cars long before the 917K came along, but the incidence of drivers who drove one in period who then went and bought one later in life is an interesting correlation.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
27 Jan. 2025
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Only his former Yankees teammates, Derek Jeter and Mariano Rivera, received a higher share of the vote.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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Marsico opened and funded a brokerage account and bought more than 900,000 shares of Goodness Growth stock in 359 separate transactions for a total of approximately $1.5 million in the Canadian over-the-counter market, prosecutors alleged.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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Ortberg added Boeing has made progress with its supply chain and has returned to an output rate of five 787 jets per month at the end of 2024, despite delays in areas like seats.—
Abhijith Ganapavaram,
USA TODAY,
28 Jan. 2025
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Some 10 million people in the San Joaquin Valley and Los Angeles areas live where ozone levels are far above federal rules, and suffer from higher than average rates of asthma and heart disease.—
Aarian Marshall,
WIRED,
28 Jan. 2025
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“Proportion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proportion. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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