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Recent Examples of asymmetry
The speed asymmetry compounds this.
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Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
There’s kind of a funny asymmetry there.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Jennifer Aniston’s Patchwork Jeans Patchwork jeans like the ones Aniston wore while out in Los Angeles are the opposite of basic — the distressed stitching, mismatched color palette, and asymmetry add a retro-meets-modern vibe to your outfit.
—Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
Their natural asymmetry and scarcity are exactly what modern clients are searching for.
—Malaika Crawford, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2025
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Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 24 Jan. 2026
There’s kind of a funny asymmetry there.
—Ben Smith, semafor.com, 16 Jan. 2026
Jennifer Aniston’s Patchwork Jeans Patchwork jeans like the ones Aniston wore while out in Los Angeles are the opposite of basic — the distressed stitching, mismatched color palette, and asymmetry add a retro-meets-modern vibe to your outfit.
—Nicol Natale, PEOPLE, 30 Dec. 2025
Their natural asymmetry and scarcity are exactly what modern clients are searching for.
—Malaika Crawford, Vogue, 21 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for asymmetry
Noun
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However, there’s a sizable trade imbalance that Beijing said the agreement is poised to address.—
Kate Nishimura,
Sourcing Journal,
17 Feb. 2026
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Texas can lower long-term costs by funding independent research into effective non patent therapies, such as T3 / reverse T3 metabolic imbalance .—
Eleanor Dearman,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
14 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Manuel also jangles this apparent order with the striking visual trope of disorienting disproportions of scale—figures appearing unexpectedly small or large in the course’s expanses.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
4 Feb. 2026
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Sonon, for example, started out as a cartoonist and uses physical disproportion to express the personalities of characters.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
8 Dec. 2025
Noun
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India and Beijing had summit-level engagement despite enduring border tensions along the Himalayan frontier.—
Dewardric L. McNeal,
CNBC,
13 Feb. 2026
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The House announcement Thursday afternoon caught the Senate off guard, forcing its leaders to scramble to release their version of the state budget Friday and causing some obvious tension between the two chambers reminiscent of last year’s disputes over tax plans and budget priorities.—
Jeffrey Schweers,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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Whether that agreement will rapidly come to fruition on such a tight timeline is looking increasingly difficult – especially amid disunity among House and Senate Democrats.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
3 Feb. 2026
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One minute, the Earth’s citizens are pursuing their destinies in raucous, competitive disunity.—
Graham Hillard,
The Washington Examiner,
28 Nov. 2025
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“Asymmetry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/asymmetry. Accessed 20 Feb. 2026.
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