- plural of proportion.
- present tense form of proportion (3rd person singular).
proportions
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“Tidal Wave” offers an epic of “Great Escape” proportions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 30, 2026
Although the scientists did not recover a complete skeleton, the preserved backbone provides important clues about the snake's enormous proportions.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 14, 2026
The main residence makes a dramatic first impression with its Mediterranean-inspired architecture and grand proportions.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 12, 2026
In truth, “Treasure Island” is ripe for a remake of epic proportions.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 9, 2026
It was a placid explosion of orange and red, a great chromatic symphony, a colour canvas of supernatural proportions, truly a splendid Pacific sunset, quite wasted on me.
From "Life of Pi" by Yann Martel
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