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
There would be fitting symmetry in Chalamet becoming the youngest-ever Best Actor winner by beating the current record holder.
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 21 Dec. 2024
Roughly one-third of fourth graders could not identify whole numbers nor lines of symmetry in shapes, while nearly half could not determine familiar words using context clues.
—Meira Gebel, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025
This design element, another nod to vintage timepieces, serves both a functional and aesthetic purpose, contributing to the watch's overall balance and symmetry.
—Bhanu Chopra, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Other ensembles stood out for their symmetry: People wearing complementary diamond-quilt jackets, for example, or twin earmuffs.
—Simbarashe Cha, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
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Nate Jones, Vulture, 21 Dec. 2024
Roughly one-third of fourth graders could not identify whole numbers nor lines of symmetry in shapes, while nearly half could not determine familiar words using context clues.
—Meira Gebel, Axios, 30 Jan. 2025
This design element, another nod to vintage timepieces, serves both a functional and aesthetic purpose, contributing to the watch's overall balance and symmetry.
—Bhanu Chopra, Forbes, 28 Oct. 2024
Other ensembles stood out for their symmetry: People wearing complementary diamond-quilt jackets, for example, or twin earmuffs.
—Simbarashe Cha, New York Times, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for symmetry
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The study shows that the Palisades fire area has the highest proportion of LEP Asians, followed by those living in the Eaton evacuation zone, where a large segment of the Asian population is located.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2025
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The increase in gross margin is attributed to the higher proportion of direct-to-consumer sales.—
Quartz Intelligence Newsroom,
Quartz,
7 Feb. 2025
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As one Heat official said during the recent back-and-forth, plenty of teams win without absolute harmony, including plenty of Heat teams in the past, including a Heat championship team.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
8 Feb. 2025
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Venus is considered to be in detriment in Aries per traditional astrology — Aries’ impulse and desire for assertion clashes with Venus’ desire for harmony and cooperation, which can make relationships feel more competitive and overwhelmingly passionate than usual.—
Valerie Mesa,
People.com,
4 Feb. 2025
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While markers of bone growth improved in both groups, only the vest set gained better balance.—
Jolene Edgar,
Allure,
11 Feb. 2025
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But there’s another, more promising option for budget goals: structural balance targets that tie the spending and revenue trends together.—
Kurt Couchman,
National Review,
11 Feb. 2025
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Despite lovely vocal arrangements (by Dionne McClain-Freeney) and surprisingly rich orchestrations (by Dan Schlosberg) for a band of just six players, little of that registers here.—
Jesse Green,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2025
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He was captivated by the score, which Park and Aronson describe as a stew of indie music, modern classical orchestration, jazz chords, film scores, and minimalist motor rhythms, with a few jazz-standard pastiche songs mixed in.—
Lisa Wong Macabasco,
Vogue,
23 Jan. 2025
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Finch noted there’s been no correlation between schedule and result.—
Jace Frederick,
Twin Cities,
4 Feb. 2025
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Worse still, there was a negative correlation for maximal contractions against an immoveable force: higher vitamin D levels were associated with smaller max force.—
Alex Hutchinson,
Outside Online,
22 Jan. 2025
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But earlier this session, in a show of unity, Democratic leadership from the House and Senate gathered to announce that housing would be one of their top priorities this session.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
19 Feb. 2025
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Over 500 athletes from 23 nations traveled to British Columbia to compete in the Invictus Games Vancouver Whistler, which were held between the cities of Vancouver and Whistler for a triumphant week of sport, unity and community.—
Janine Henni,
People.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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This season stands out with a striking coherence in colors, fabrics, and silhouettes, creating a remarkable sense of harmony across collections.—
Rhonda Richford,
WWD,
27 Jan. 2025
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Shafak slips in historic people and current events, adroitly using imagery to lend coherence.—
The Know,
The Denver Post,
19 Jan. 2025
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Often, our everyday stressors feel never-ending, and the return to equilibrium becomes less than breezy.—
Marie Bladt,
Vogue,
22 Jan. 2025
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With Biden, the vice presidency seemed to return to a more appropriate equilibrium after Cheney’s extraordinary tenure.—
Roy Brownell,
Baltimore Sun,
18 Jan. 2025
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“Symmetry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symmetry. Accessed 22 Feb. 2025.
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