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Recent Examples of Apollonian
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
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
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
Adjective
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Expressive Front Entrances Rather than relying on traditional lawns and symmetrical, cookie-cutter layouts, homeowners are embracing front yards that reflect their living rooms.—
Angelika Pokovba,
Martha Stewart,
6 Jan. 2026
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Having established that the cosmic microwave background is symmetric on large scales, variations in this relic radiation from the big bang have been found.—
Subir Sarkar,
Space.com,
5 Jan. 2026
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“Apollonian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Apollonian. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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