: the masculine active principle in nature that in Chinese cosmology is exhibited in light, heat, or dryness and that combines with yin to produce all that comes to be
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Further down, Oliver Ekman-Larsson is a luxury on the third pair as a secondary source of offense from the backend, while Brandon Carlo is the yin to Morgan Rielly’s yang.
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The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
No need to wait to get right to the yin and the yang of it.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
Deb was the yin to Tiff’s yang, the Beatles to her Stones, the Shirelles to her Shangri-La’s.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
The ying to Danny's yang, the pair is synonymous with the Ocean's franchise.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 3 May 2025
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The Athletic Nhl, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
No need to wait to get right to the yin and the yang of it.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
Deb was the yin to Tiff’s yang, the Beatles to her Stones, the Shirelles to her Shangri-La’s.
—Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
The ying to Danny's yang, the pair is synonymous with the Ocean's franchise.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 3 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for yang
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“Yang.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yang. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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