as in difference
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a state of being different in a way that is not fair, reasonable, or expected
The author does not explain the disproportion between the value of the stones.
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Recent Examples of disproportion
The implications of this enormous disproportion are obvious, given that few governments support more than one or a handful of official languages.
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Ross Perlin, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
In a world of absolute equality, there would be no place left for derangements of disproportion.
—Elizabeth Barber, Harper's Magazine, 8 Feb. 2024
Just as the point of state neutrality is personal non-neutrality, the point of political egalitarianism is interpersonal disproportion.
—Elizabeth Barber, Harper's Magazine, 8 Feb. 2024
The impunity of the American police has been achieved by slow accretion through the decades, and with the tacit understanding that it would be deployed in great disproportion against black people.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2023
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Ross Perlin, Foreign Affairs, 23 Apr. 2024
In a world of absolute equality, there would be no place left for derangements of disproportion.
—Elizabeth Barber, Harper's Magazine, 8 Feb. 2024
Just as the point of state neutrality is personal non-neutrality, the point of political egalitarianism is interpersonal disproportion.
—Elizabeth Barber, Harper's Magazine, 8 Feb. 2024
The impunity of the American police has been achieved by slow accretion through the decades, and with the tacit understanding that it would be deployed in great disproportion against black people.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, The New Yorker, 8 Aug. 2023
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for disproportion
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Explore the differences between blanco, reposado, and añejo, learn about the traditional distillation process, and discover what makes a truly exceptional pour.—
Essence,
Essence,
10 July 2025
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One difference to fungal wilts is that the leaf tissue of plants infected by bacterial wilt tends to stay green even as the plant wilts.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
9 July 2025
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The letters to the EU and Mexico come in the midst of an on-and-off Trump threat to impose tariffs on countries and right an imbalance in trade.—
Sam McNeil,
Chicago Tribune,
14 July 2025
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Even as prices surged, production remained sluggish, leading to persistent market imbalances.—
Frank Holmes,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
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Disinformation — the purposeful bending of, or negating, the truth — is used to destroy reputations, shatter trust, change political regimes, win at all costs, and muddy our distinctions between what is real and true, and what is blatantly false and biased.—
Davia Temin,
Forbes.com,
6 July 2025
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At least one member appeared to struggle to understand the distinction between a vaccine’s efficacy and its effectiveness.—
Lisa Jarvis,
Twin Cities,
3 July 2025
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Smartphone ownership mirrors this disparity: 61% of women own smartphones versus 71% of men, a gap that translates to 230 million women without smartphones.—
TrickleUp,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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Stark disparities in job opportunities available overall compared to the 25 major contractors may indicate these companies are starting to make tough decisions following DOGE cuts, according to Cory Stahle, the report’s author and economist at the Hiring Lab.—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
27 June 2025
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Over the decades, historians, intellectuals, activists, and cultural leaders have returned to Douglass’s incisive critique, continually reaffirming its significance in discussions of racial injustice and inequality in America.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
4 July 2025
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Members held up signs addressing issues ranging from income inequality to war in the middle east.—
Brittany Carloni,
IndyStar,
2 July 2025
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“Disproportion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/disproportion. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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