proportionately
Example Sentences
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Should you reach that cap, the Social Security Administration continues to give benefits to the family, but will proportionately lower the benefit for each person so that it does not exceed the limit.
From MarketWatch ● Jun. 18, 2026
Jackson said: "That trickles downstream to mean that comedy is not getting funded even though it generates billions in revenue, millions in tax, it's not being proportionately reinvested back into the sector."
From BBC ● Apr. 4, 2026
"The commission would respond firmly and proportionately to any breach of the joint statement commitments," he added.
From Barron's ● Mar. 12, 2026
Benefits are structured so the lower-paid receive proportionately higher benefits than the high earners, and the benefits of high earners are also subject to taxation under the federal income tax.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 8, 2026
She was three or four inches shorter than I was and proportionately smaller.
From "Kindred" by Octavia Butler
