as in symmetry
a balanced, pleasing, or suitable arrangement of parts
what makes Citizen Kane so great is the consonancy between its larger-than-life subject and its bravura style
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Those sides beat West Germany and Spain in their finals, providing a symmetry to Carsley’s finals that seemed almost too good to be true.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
28 June 2025 -
There's a tragic kind of symmetry in the way Carmen Berzatto, a guy who grew up in household devoid of nurturing, later devotes his life to caring for strangers.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
26 June 2025
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Of the 10 colleges and universities in North Carolina with the highest proportion of students getting Pell grants, six are community colleges, according to data from the National Center for Education Statistics.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
1 July 2025
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Advertisement Read more: Medicaid Expansions Saved Tens of Thousands of Lives, Study Finds The proportion of people enrolled in the program varies significantly between states.—
Solcyré Burga,
Time,
30 June 2025
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These strategies could shift the union’s role from opposition to orchestration, crafting frameworks for introducing AI and ensuring that human capital remains central to corporate strategy.—
Michelle Mbekeani,
Forbes.com,
29 June 2025
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Price's original orchestration was among the scores rediscovered in that Illinois attic.—
Eric E. Harrison,
Arkansas Online,
28 June 2025
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Prosecutors accuse the men of concealing the fraud through complex financial transactions, and sending fraudulent account statements with false balances to people with special needs and their families.—
Jeff Martin,
Fortune,
25 June 2025
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Flexibility and work-life balance without the loss of structure and collaboration.—
Maria Ross,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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Another common misstep is ignoring undertones, which can result in clashing colors that disrupt the overall harmony of your exterior.—
Cameron Beall,
Southern Living,
25 June 2025
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One of the most critical steps to take, Pankaj told me in an interview, is modernizing our education systems to prepare students for a world where algorithms and natural intelligence work together in harmony.—
Kolawole Samuel Adebayo,
Forbes.com,
25 June 2025
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Conversely, negative correlations suggest a competitive or inhibitory relationship, pointing to the potential for gut fungi to influence bacterial populations and vice versa.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
21 June 2025
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Part of the issue, according to the report, is an outdated metric of success and correlation between business and year-over-year growth.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
20 June 2025
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“Consonancy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/consonancy. Accessed 7 Jul. 2025.
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