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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 -
By the ninth century B.C.E., Delos had been established as an Apollonian sanctuary.—
Sonja Anderson,
Smithsonian Magazine,
28 June 2024
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As such, the signal was only visible for 160 milliseconds before the jet became symmetrical once again.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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When the eye looks symmetrical, that often means the storm is not encountering anything to weaken it.—
William B. Davis,
New York Times,
30 Sep. 2025
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