as in imbalance
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Recent Examples of asymmetry
Washington’s task, then, is to exploit its favorable military, economic, and political asymmetries to exacerbate Beijing’s continental isolation.
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Kyle Balzer, Foreign Affairs, 21 Nov. 2024
The watch achieves balance through extreme, but careful, asymmetry.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2024
Because of the observed asymmetry between matter and antimatter, most of these cosmic rays are made from matter, but some are formed of antimatter.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 25 Dec. 2024
Easy asymmetry One of the easiest runway trends of the year to recreate on a smaller scale is asymmetry.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 18 Dec. 2024
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Kyle Balzer, Foreign Affairs, 21 Nov. 2024
The watch achieves balance through extreme, but careful, asymmetry.
—Allen Farmelo, Robb Report, 21 Oct. 2024
Because of the observed asymmetry between matter and antimatter, most of these cosmic rays are made from matter, but some are formed of antimatter.
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 25 Dec. 2024
Easy asymmetry One of the easiest runway trends of the year to recreate on a smaller scale is asymmetry.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 18 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for asymmetry
Noun
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Lake said that an imbalance in hormonal pathways can increase PCOS risk.—
Angelica Stabile,
Fox News,
19 Feb. 2025
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This could signify an imbalance in the health system, one that calls for a different approach to policies and interventions, according to Dieleman.—
Alexis Kayser,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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Between the assassination in Sarajevo, the mass slaughter in the trenches, and the stagnant front lines lie disproportions so immense that cause and effect lose all relation.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2025
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Just as the point of state neutrality is personal non-neutrality, the point of political egalitarianism is interpersonal disproportion.—
Becca Rothfeld,
Harper's Magazine,
2 Mar. 2024
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Balanced mid palate with slight tension between acidity and the chunky red and black fruits.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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Pakistan is the host of this tournament, though tensions between the nation and India have led to some matches taking place in Dubai.—
Mark Joseph,
Newsweek,
23 Feb. 2025
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Instead, turmoil over Trump's stance on the war is highlighting divisions and disunity within Europe, Arnold said.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC News,
19 Feb. 2025
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That reality is in part a result of our current era of highly competitive elections, which have often produced a House where the majority party holds just a small advantage, making any intraparty disunity all the more impactful.—
Geoffrey Skelley,
ABC News,
9 Jan. 2025
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“Asymmetry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/asymmetry. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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