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or symmetric
as in proportioned
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
But the organs in our body are not bilaterally symmetrical: The heart is on the left side and the liver is on the right, for example.
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R Douglas Fields, WIRED, 29 Sep. 2024
Alternatively, maybe your vision includes a perfectly symmetrical table with identical seating.
—Virgie Tovar, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
Two identical charts below: Converging trendlines... otherwise known as a symmetrical triangle chart pattern, depict the standoff of the past 8 months.
—Carter Braxton Worth, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
The manual-wind movement incorporates the watchmaker’s trademark large 15 mm balance wheel that hides a secret poising method that allows for symmetrical oscillations without the use of peripheral weights.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2024
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R Douglas Fields, WIRED, 29 Sep. 2024
Alternatively, maybe your vision includes a perfectly symmetrical table with identical seating.
—Virgie Tovar, Forbes, 23 Nov. 2024
Two identical charts below: Converging trendlines... otherwise known as a symmetrical triangle chart pattern, depict the standoff of the past 8 months.
—Carter Braxton Worth, CNBC, 25 Oct. 2024
The manual-wind movement incorporates the watchmaker’s trademark large 15 mm balance wheel that hides a secret poising method that allows for symmetrical oscillations without the use of peripheral weights.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for symmetrical
Recent Examples of Synonyms for symmetrical
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Patient demand increases should inspire us to rethink traditional staffing models and apply a balanced approach to accepting change in healthcare delivery.Corey Scurlock, Forbes, 23 Dec. 2024
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Ohio State's balanced attack and suffocating defense left little doubt about the outcome, as the Volunteers struggled to keep pace.Gord Magill, Newsweek, 22 Dec. 2024
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Christmas Carol™ Camellia is a hybrid with a graceful semi-weeping habit and a longer bloom season, with gorgeous soft red blooms edged in white covering plants autumn through Christmas.Kim Toscano, Southern Living, 22 Dec. 2024
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Barbaro’s Joan Baez, on the other hand, is understated and graceful.Madison Bloom, Pitchfork, 10 Dec. 2024
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The harmonic convergence reached its height in the spring of 1981.Rick Hurd, The Mercury News, 22 Dec. 2024
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There is, however, a harmonic tension at the heart of the conception, as semitone dissonances pierce the texture in almost every bar—F against E, D-sharp against E, C against B. As one of these twinges is resolved, another intrudes.Alex Ross, The New Yorker, 2 Dec. 2024
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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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But most are just as business-oriented, and none have struck me as elegant a tool as Glide.Ars Technica, Ars Technica, 26 Dec. 2024
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Among the city’s newest restaurants, Lola Rose Grand Mezze offers elegant and distinctive Middle Eastern dishes in a choose-your-own-adventure format.Freda Moon, New York Times, 26 Dec. 2024
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This alignment reflects a commitment upheld by every department, from product to customer service, creating a cohesive approach where brand and performance efforts reinforce each other.Ira Belsky, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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After recording a complete album in New York, Dylan re-recorded half the tracks in Minneapolis with a different set of musicians just three weeks before the release, somehow achieving a cohesive and engrossing album out of that patchwork of perfect takes.Al Shipley, SPIN, 25 Dec. 2024
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“Symmetrical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symmetrical. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
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