Apollinian

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  1. Apollonian
  2. symmetrical
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  • In normal times, such a bipartisan celebration as the 250th birthday of the United States would be an Apollonian project run at the federal level and everyone else would play a supporting role.
    — The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 22 Mar. 2026
  • 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
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  • The Defender’s Window, In Plain Terms Brockman’s essay makes a symmetrical argument.
    — Ashish Bhatia, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Clams have the most symmetrical of shells, which are neatly rounded or oval in shape, with each half approximately equal in size.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 18 Aug. 2026
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