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yin and yang

noun

: opposite sides, elements, or extremes
… the daily yin and yang of the campaign.Steve Lopez

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In her fights, her fight choreography, there’s an element of yin and yang to it — like what’s apparent and what is not. Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 16 Nov. 2025 As Gugu sat by, Qing Yuan was told that an imbalance in his yin and yang had created too much yin qi in him. Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025 In temperament, physical attributes and technical style, Romero and Van de Ven are yin and yang. Elias Burke, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2025 The two losses in the Rams’ 3-2 start to the season have been a case of yin and yang. Adam Grosbard, Oc Register, 3 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for yin and yang

Word History

First Known Use

1877, in the meaning defined above

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The first known use of yin and yang was in 1877

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“Yin and yang.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yin%20and%20yang. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.

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