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Recent Examples of asymmetry
Even a subtle turn helps balance out asymmetry, creates more dimension, and draws attention to your best features.
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Christine Buzan, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
The asymmetry of the soft green branches gives it an organic, natural look.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2025
The asymmetry in the twin exhaust tips is jarring; why angle one up and the other down?
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025
This asymmetry between how Trump handles antifa versus the Proud Boys underscores that this is more political theatrics and less than responding to security threats.
—Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
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Christine Buzan, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
The asymmetry of the soft green branches gives it an organic, natural look.
—Audrey Lee, Architectural Digest, 20 Oct. 2025
The asymmetry in the twin exhaust tips is jarring; why angle one up and the other down?
—Sean Evans, Robb Report, 14 Oct. 2025
This asymmetry between how Trump handles antifa versus the Proud Boys underscores that this is more political theatrics and less than responding to security threats.
—Sal Rodriguez, Oc Register, 13 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for asymmetry
Recent Examples of Synonyms for asymmetry
Noun
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Jealousy, competition or an imbalance of power could be brewing beneath the surface.—
Valerie Mesa,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
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But the plan also reveals Beijing’s reluctance to depart from a formula that has yielded growth at the cost of imbalances that have hurt many households across the vast country.—
Shaoyu Yuan,
The Conversation,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Other new books flaunt the virtues of the best jokes: disproportion, meticulous verbal pacing, a knowhow about readerly expectations and the guts to outrun them.—
Christopher Spaide
August 1,
Literary Hub,
1 Aug. 2025
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Between the assassination in Sarajevo, the mass slaughter in the trenches, and the stagnant front lines lie disproportions so immense that cause and effect lose all relation.—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
5 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Surveillance footage from inside the Domino’s shows pandemonium — customers wearing Halloween accessories, people standing on tables and chairs and others recording on their phones as tensions escalated.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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When asked about the tension between communal theatrical experiences and streaming platforms, both directors acknowledged the paradox.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2025
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The disunity within Ukraine comes at a time when Russian forces are escalating large-scale missile and drone strikes in Kyiv and across the country.—
Chris Massaro,
FOXNews.com,
23 July 2025
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This disunity has prevented the EU from using its immense leverage to good effect.—
Josep Borrell Fontelles,
Foreign Affairs,
27 June 2025
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“Asymmetry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/asymmetry. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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