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Recent Examples of asymmetry
That kind of asymmetry hints at advanced hunting strategies, not just brute force.
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Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
The team concluded this asymmetry wasn’t an accident but a proof of lateralized behavior.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
The asymmetry of the wear on the krakens’ jaws, meanwhile, hints that different parts of the animals’ brain were specialized for different tasks—a sign of advanced cognition in these invertebrates.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2026
The timing asymmetry between the two is important to understand.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
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Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 24 Apr. 2026
The team concluded this asymmetry wasn’t an accident but a proof of lateralized behavior.
—Jacek Krywko, ArsTechnica, 24 Apr. 2026
The asymmetry of the wear on the krakens’ jaws, meanwhile, hints that different parts of the animals’ brain were specialized for different tasks—a sign of advanced cognition in these invertebrates.
—Kate Wong, Scientific American, 23 Apr. 2026
The timing asymmetry between the two is important to understand.
—Angelica Leicht, CBS News, 10 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for asymmetry
Noun
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Such an imbalance could wipe the turtles out, unless another menace gets there first.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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As its passengers seek other flights, there will be fewer overall seats available, creating a supply and demand imbalance.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
6 May 2026
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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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In the meantime, tensions remain high off the Iranian coast after the two sides exchanged fire May 7.—
Michael Loria,
USA Today,
9 May 2026
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Later, the Moon squares the Sun and could expose tension between private needs and outside expectations.—
Tarot.com,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 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 11 May. 2026.
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