yin and yang
noun
: opposite sides, elements, or extremes
the daily yin and yang of the campaign—
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With new technology, there is always a yin and yang.
—Jason Parham, WIRED, 20 Mar. 2024
The Kung Fu Panda films are like a neon sign of a yin and yang, a fragile balance of philosophy and fat jokes.
—Amy Nicholson, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
In traditional Chinese medicine, pregnancy and childbirth throws off the body’s yin and yang (or cold and heat) so the diet must correct this.
—Hetty Lui McKinnon, Bon Appétit, 19 Feb. 2024
The twelve signs are said to alternate in a yin and yang sequence, depending on whether the animal has an odd or even number of claws, hooves, or feet.
—Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Jan. 2024
With those three together, there is the defensive yin and yang of Adebayo and Butler.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2024
Our vision is to create timeless, versatile items with an edge while simultaneously playing with the balance and weight of the collection using the concepts of yin and yang: the earthy and the heavenly principles, the light and the dark; the cold and the warm; the passive and the active.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2023
These two songs that are coming out this weekend are very yin and yang.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 29 Sep. 2023
Even though Jónsdóttir is often mistaken for her famous sibling, there is a yin and yang to their rapport.
—Mosha Lundström Halbert, Vogue, 7 Sep. 2023
Jason Parham, WIRED, 20 Mar. 2024
The Kung Fu Panda films are like a neon sign of a yin and yang, a fragile balance of philosophy and fat jokes.
—Amy Nicholson, Washington Post, 6 Mar. 2024
In traditional Chinese medicine, pregnancy and childbirth throws off the body’s yin and yang (or cold and heat) so the diet must correct this.
—Hetty Lui McKinnon, Bon Appétit, 19 Feb. 2024
The twelve signs are said to alternate in a yin and yang sequence, depending on whether the animal has an odd or even number of claws, hooves, or feet.
—Emily Vanschmus, Better Homes & Gardens, 24 Jan. 2024
With those three together, there is the defensive yin and yang of Adebayo and Butler.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 2 Jan. 2024
Our vision is to create timeless, versatile items with an edge while simultaneously playing with the balance and weight of the collection using the concepts of yin and yang: the earthy and the heavenly principles, the light and the dark; the cold and the warm; the passive and the active.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 21 Nov. 2023
These two songs that are coming out this weekend are very yin and yang.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 29 Sep. 2023
Even though Jónsdóttir is often mistaken for her famous sibling, there is a yin and yang to their rapport.
—Mosha Lundström Halbert, Vogue, 7 Sep. 2023
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