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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.
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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
By the ninth century B.C.E., Delos had been established as an Apollonian sanctuary.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 June 2024
Federer’s genius, on the other hand, has always been of a more Apollonian variety.
—Andrew Barker, Variety, 19 June 2024
But no uncertainty hindered Stella’s progress, a career arc that suggested, and still does, an irresistibly Apollonian art history, dismissive of alternate trends.
—Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 4 May 2024
But where Winogrand and Friedlander used their cameras to capture the city’s high-speed, off-kilter energy, Estes had Apollonian impulses.
—Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2023
Haag and Kertzer began the program on Haag’s 23rd birthday with a weeklong primer on Apollonian circle packings — the ancient study of how circles can harmoniously squeeze into one larger circle.
—Quanta Magazine, 10 Aug. 2023
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
By the ninth century B.C.E., Delos had been established as an Apollonian sanctuary.
—Sonja Anderson, Smithsonian Magazine, 28 June 2024
Federer’s genius, on the other hand, has always been of a more Apollonian variety.
—Andrew Barker, Variety, 19 June 2024
But no uncertainty hindered Stella’s progress, a career arc that suggested, and still does, an irresistibly Apollonian art history, dismissive of alternate trends.
—Peter Schjeldahl, The New Yorker, 4 May 2024
But where Winogrand and Friedlander used their cameras to capture the city’s high-speed, off-kilter energy, Estes had Apollonian impulses.
—Washington Post, 31 Aug. 2023
Haag and Kertzer began the program on Haag’s 23rd birthday with a weeklong primer on Apollonian circle packings — the ancient study of how circles can harmoniously squeeze into one larger circle.
—Quanta Magazine, 10 Aug. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Apollonian
symmetrical
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Understanding Leggy Growth in Hydrangeas Rather than a full, more symmetrical shape, leggy hydrangeas have long, sparse stems with foliage that is primarily at the top.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
19 July 2025
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Finally, the American flag, the Stars and Stripes, is not even symmetrical.—
Tom Shattuck,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 June 2025
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“Apollonian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Apollonian. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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