as in proportion
a balanced, pleasing, or suitable arrangement of parts
planted azalea bushes on both sides of the front steps for symmetry
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Recent Examples of symmetry
The elegant seating arrangement emphasizes the fireplace as a focal point and creates a visually pleasing sense of symmetry.
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Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Jan. 2025
These types of houses are characterized by their rigid symmetry—think windows and front doors evenly lined up and spaced, with rows of windows breaking up a flat façade.
—Lauren Gallow, Architectural Digest, 10 Jan. 2025
Ben Stiller directs six of those entries (notably, the first and final three) with an unsettling symmetry; balancing and unbalancing compositions in order to undercut the inherent comforts of routine and uniformity.
—Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 3 Jan. 2025
Using a pop art palette of pink with a hypnotic depth of field and symmetry, Muñoz comments on how the colonization of Mexico by the Spanish subsumed the worship of Tonantzín into devotion to the Virgen as part of their efforts to Christianize the New World.
—Stacie Stukin, ARTnews.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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Maria Sabella, Better Homes & Gardens, 12 Jan. 2025
These types of houses are characterized by their rigid symmetry—think windows and front doors evenly lined up and spaced, with rows of windows breaking up a flat façade.
—Lauren Gallow, Architectural Digest, 10 Jan. 2025
Ben Stiller directs six of those entries (notably, the first and final three) with an unsettling symmetry; balancing and unbalancing compositions in order to undercut the inherent comforts of routine and uniformity.
—Erin Strecker, IndieWire, 3 Jan. 2025
Using a pop art palette of pink with a hypnotic depth of field and symmetry, Muñoz comments on how the colonization of Mexico by the Spanish subsumed the worship of Tonantzín into devotion to the Virgen as part of their efforts to Christianize the New World.
—Stacie Stukin, ARTnews.com, 24 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for symmetry
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The comic will kick off with a hook of cosmic proportions: a Kryptonite asteroid showers Earth with the mineral that weakens the man of Steel, changing the balance of power in criminal empires in Metropolis and the planet.—
Borys Kit,
The Hollywood Reporter,
16 Jan. 2025
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The increase in America’s median age coincides with an increase in the proportion of the population that is over 65.—
Adam A. Millsap,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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The larger point being made, very much in harmony with Matthew Walker’s theory of human nightly emotional processing, is that our dreams are what Jandial calls thought experiments.—
Adam Gopnik,
The New Yorker,
20 Jan. 2025
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While this may result in short-term harmony, the child will eventually end up sleep-deprived and unable to focus in class.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
19 Jan. 2025
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Though, trashing Las Palmas doesn’t remove pressure of finding a balance versus stronger teams.—
Mario Cortegana,
The Athletic,
20 Jan. 2025
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Jeanty is an elite back with outstanding contact balance, burst and acceleration to wear defenses down.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
20 Jan. 2025
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Once that mystery is solved, the ghost is free to leave the house with a soar of dramatic orchestration.—
Amy Nicholson,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2025
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The creative team includes Tom Pye (production design), Basil Twist (puppetry design and direction), and Will Stuart, who has created new orchestrations of Joe Hisaishi’s original score.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
15 Jan. 2025
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There may be a correlation between early mortality and self-identity among first responders.—
Roberto Rivera,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Jan. 2025
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Research also found a troubling correlation between the receipt of these funds and the erosion of free speech norms, alongside a sharp increase in antisemitic incidents.—
Michael Gfoeller And David H. Rundell,
Newsweek,
16 Jan. 2025
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This collective effort, supported by the Producers Branch of the Academy, the PGA, and the Producer Program at the Sundance Institute, also demonstrates the power of unity in our community.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
26 Jan. 2025
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But his opening week has done much to dispel the greater fear from Ukraine and its allies that Trump preferred coziness with Putin to NATO’s unity.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN,
24 Jan. 2025
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But while the private sector has embraced and praised the strategy, some academics and observers have criticized it for lacking clarity and coherence.—
Chad de Guzman,
TIME,
30 Dec. 2024
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Rather, the great failure of this ceremoniously dumped Paramount Vantage picture is its coherence, or lack thereof.—
Sean Malin,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2024
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Even if MoffettNathanson’s projections hold up and equilibrium is achieved between the traditional pay-TV operators and the skinny-bundle crowd, the number of homes that subscribe to either service will slip below the 50 million mark in just four years’ time.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
10 Jan. 2025
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The authors ultimately identified two distinct forms of equilibrium that enable steady-state hula hooping: a synchronization process causing the hoop to twirl at the same frequency as the gyration motion, directing its center outward, and the hoop's vertical positioning.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
Ars Technica,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Symmetry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symmetry. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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