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having sides or halves that are the same; having or showing symmetry
The human body is symmetrical. a symmetrical design
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Recent Examples of symmetrical
And in 2020, First Lady Melania Trump oversaw a significant redesign—replacing the colorful cherry trees and tulip beds with a more muted, symmetrical layout that, supporters argued, brought the garden closer to Mellon’s original vision.
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Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 3 Aug. 2025
The cushion forms a symmetrical oblong space for your ears to nestle into with plenty of room, allowing comfortable use even when wearing glasses.
—Aubrey Jowers, PC Magazine, 31 July 2025
Verizon Fios offers faster, symmetrical fiber-optic speeds, better customer perks, and long-term price guarantees but has limited availability to just eight states and Washington, D.C..
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 31 July 2025
This symmetrical but extreme historical behavior emphasizes the substantial risk and reward linked to trading Meta around earnings announcements.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
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Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 3 Aug. 2025
The cushion forms a symmetrical oblong space for your ears to nestle into with plenty of room, allowing comfortable use even when wearing glasses.
—Aubrey Jowers, PC Magazine, 31 July 2025
Verizon Fios offers faster, symmetrical fiber-optic speeds, better customer perks, and long-term price guarantees but has limited availability to just eight states and Washington, D.C..
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 31 July 2025
This symmetrical but extreme historical behavior emphasizes the substantial risk and reward linked to trading Meta around earnings announcements.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for symmetrical
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Despite the presentation of a balanced budget containing no loan for the upcoming Chicago Public Schools academic year after months of debates over a multi-million dollar budget deficit, the entirety of the Chicago Board of Education is not sold on the $10.25 billion plan.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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Chair of the Budget Committee, helping deliver balanced budgets that invest in safety, housing, infrastructure, and services while maintaining the lowest tax rate among NC’s largest cities.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Aug. 2025
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Wild dogs, hyenas, zebras, giraffes, and a full complement of antelope, from graceful nyala to sturdy waterbuck, add to the spectacle.—
Sarah Kingdom,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Full, partial Soil Type: Well-draining, moist Soil pH: 5.0-7.5 USDA Hardiness Zones: 4 to 11 Abelia is a favorite in Southern gardens for its graceful, arching branches and delicate blooms.—
Arricca Elin SanSone,
Southern Living,
26 Aug. 2025
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Measuring stellar radii Kepler’s harmonic law, unfortunately, tells astronomers nothing about the radii of stars.—
Andrej Prša,
Space.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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Knowing the band’s connection to the show, fans assumed, rightly so, that a harmonic convergence would occur.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
25 July 2025
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China remains a far cry from having the sort of labor unions and collective bargaining that are taken for granted elsewhere, but, as Steinfeld correctly argues, Chinese labor practices are moving away from their revolutionary roots and are increasingly consonant with Western standards.—
Simon Tay,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Aug. 2010
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Where the republic’s hypocrisy fed its fatal weakness, corruption, the Taliban’s unabashed brutality was consonant with the movement’s strength, its unity.—
Matthieu Aikins Victor J. Blue Peter Ganim Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak,
New York Times,
22 May 2024
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The illustrations from 90 years ago feature various elegant gowns and outfits, including a floor-length floral pink dress, a chic purple tweed ensemble, and a glamorous strapless green-and-copper ball gown.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Aug. 2025
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The brand creates elegant, minimalist designs built on the pillars of empathy, humanness and care.—
Olivia Pinnock,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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Competing out of the Southland Conference, SFA brings a cohesive system and a veteran staff.—
Kilty Cleary,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 Aug. 2025
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By the mid-forties, cohesive fire crews began taking shape.—
River Selby
August 25,
Literary Hub,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Symmetrical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symmetrical. Accessed 3 Sep. 2025.
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