Apollonian

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Recent Examples of Apollonian 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 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 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for Apollonian
symmetrical
Adjective
  • Their matching scale and symmetrical placement bring structure to the wall without requiring identical artwork.
    Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 24 July 2026
  • Connecting these disparate points into a symmetrical, compliant data lake capturing invoices, revenue, receivables and collections was our critical first step.
    Gargi Ray, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026

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“Apollonian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/Apollonian. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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