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asymmetry

noun

Definition of asymmetry

as in imbalance

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Recent Examples of asymmetry Iran, America, and the limits of force The first challenge Iran faces is the asymmetry of pain thresholds. — Hamidreza Azizi, Time, 30 July 2026 China’s state-capital infrastructure—not luck—compounds this asymmetry. — Sajal Singh, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026 For the most part, this tax asymmetry triggers only mediocre productivity gains. — Daron Acemoglu, The Atlantic, 28 July 2026 That asymmetry was perfectly captured in Hugging Face’s attempts to defend itself from OpenAI’s attacking models. — Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 22 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for asymmetry

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Noun

Why your knees may be taking the hit Unfortunately, modern life biases muscle use toward the front of the body, which reinforces posture problems and strength imbalances that disrupt the natural function of your braking system.

— Dana Santas, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
The move addresses some of the positional imbalance on the Wizards’ wing-heavy roster.

— Josh Robbins, New York Times, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of imbalance

Noun

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
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

Definition of disproportion

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Although much of the media attention on Harry and Meghan has focused on family tensions and recriminations in recent years, Owens suggested that the story may now shift to the royal’s efforts to rebuild family harmony.

— ABC News, ABC News, 21 Aug. 2026
The visit followed weeks of negotiations about security and accommodations, which hinted at ongoing tensions.

— Anthony Robledo, USA Today, 20 Aug. 2026

Definition of tension

Noun

Most believe there could be solutions through civil dialog, there are answers in the middle, and there is destructive disunity at the fringes.

— Letters to the Editor, Hartford Courant, 2 June 2026
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

Definition of disunity

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