Disproportionately and Particularly

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Disproportionately adverb - To a disproportionate degree.

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Particularly and disproportionately are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Particularly" instead an adverb "Disproportionately".

Particularly adverb - In the specific case of one person or thing as distinguished from others.

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Disproportionately and particularly are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Disproportionately" instead an adverb "Particularly".

It's particularly noticeable given the setting, as American prisons have had disproportionately large black populations for much of the twentieth century (although Maine, the state in which the film is set, does have a black population well below the national average).

Source: Film / The Shawshank Redemption
The tiny, notoriously unsafe F-104 Starfighter was often called "The Missile With a Man in It" or, less affectionately, "The Widowmaker", particularly among German pilots who were a disproportionately large portion of Starfighter pilot fatalities.

Source: Fan Nickname
The association persists in the present day, particularly since Barack Obama was elected President disproportionately by minorities, and his administration appears to have ushered in much more tolerance for such practices as homosexuality and birth control.

Source: Association Fallacy

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