proportionately

adverb

as in commensurately

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Recent Examples of proportionately Had the estate paid the debt, the cost would have been shared proportionately by both beneficiaries. — Stacy Francis, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026 The largest Democratic donor networks are proportionately male. — David Frum, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026 As the companies’ power and dominance have mushroomed, their sense of accountability has diminished proportionately. — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 22 June 2026 Pasion Inquebrantable – Unwavering passion Panama is a small country with a proportionately large sporting footprint. — Elias Burke, New York Times, 10 June 2026 However, the far smaller Jewish community is proportionately much more impacted –- with 2,873 incidents, the Jewish community experienced more than eight times as many episodes per capita. — Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 20 Apr. 2026 Royalty payments are made proportionately to musicians and songwriters from a pool of funds, according to the federal prosecutor’s office. — Charlotte Observer, 20 Mar. 2026 Brito said some airports have proportionately higher jet fuel consumption, pointing to Singapore and Frankfurt, so concentration and distance from suppliers create an additional layer of market jitters that is reflected in current prices. — Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 11 Mar. 2026 The letter also said Iran doesn’t seek tension and would not initiate a war but would respond decisively and proportionately if attacked. — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 19 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proportionately
  1. commensurately
  2. abundantly
  3. amply
  4. optimally
  5. plentifully
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  • Right at the bottom of the bunch is Japan, a perhaps unsurprising candidate due to circumstances like the nation's long working hours and commensurately lengthy commuting times, as reported by the ⁠NHK Broadcasting Culture Research Institute.
    — Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 10 Aug. 2026
  • The brakes are commensurately capable, encouraging the driver to party like its 1999.
    — Basem Wasef, Robb Report, 17 June 2026
Definition of commensurately
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  • But once inside, its sweeping renovation (completed July 2025) becomes abundantly clear.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Aug. 2026
  • That became abundantly clear when Pat Riley revealed, at his postseason news conference in April, that a player’s history of injuries and availability would be a key consideration in Heat personnel decisions moving forward.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of abundantly
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  • Folks who drafted Oppenheimer based on that pedigree a few years ago were amply rewarded.
    — Joe Reid, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026
  • There were other controversies as well, which have been amply covered elsewhere.
    — Avik Roy, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of amply
Adverb
  • When your braking system is working optimally, much of the shock absorption happens in the larger posterior chain muscles of the back of your body — specifically your lower back, glutes, hamstrings and calves.
    — Dana Santas, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
  • This will ensure that the United States can absorb, fuse, and evaluate AI and biological data streams from across the country and, optimally, around the world.
    — Elizabeth Sherwood-Randall, Foreign Affairs, 18 Aug. 2026
Definition of optimally
Adverb
  • During the smoke wave and explosive diarrhea epidemic, the bagged salads at Trader Joe’s were plentifully stocked.
    — Alex Beggs, Bon Appetit Magazine, 24 July 2026
  • By Sunday evening, all tickets to England-Argentina in Atlanta’s Mercedes-Benz Stadium — priced at $3,545 in category 1 — were sold out, whereas tickets to France-Spain at AT&T Stadium in Arlington, Texas, were plentifully available.
    — Henry Bushnell, New York Times, 13 July 2026
Definition of plentifully

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“Proportionately.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proportionately. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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