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Adjective
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Friedrich Nietzsche's idea of rationality, Apollonian, and the irrational passion, defined as Dionysian, have always been a sort of philosophical guide for Murano; his way of conceiving fashion.—
Alberto Calabrese,
Vogue,
4 Mar. 2025 -
Gomez might have never experienced the Apollonian thrill of working a traditional 9-5 but this outfit belongs to someone who has seen the Slack messaging app.—
Daniel Rodgers,
Vogue,
28 June 2024
Adjective
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My ever-mutable container, my compact symmetrical spirit vehicle, nothing wasted, nothing lacking, like a dressmaker’s dummy.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
26 June 2025
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Frontier also offers symmetrical speeds and lower promotional and standard rates than Spectrum.—
Kara McGinley,
USA Today,
24 June 2025
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“Apollinian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Apollinian. Accessed 3 Jul. 2025.
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