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Recent Examples of asymmetry
If the matter-antimatter asymmetry arose due to a breaking of a certain cosmic symmetry at a higher energy, then restoring the symmetry could lead to that symmetry re-breaking in a different fashion.
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Big Think, 5 Mar. 2026
This means behavioral asymmetry like handedness is likely the product of complex interactions between genetics, development and the environment.
—Eric Horstick, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2026
Curved arms, clustered globes, and a sense of asymmetry offer a sense of motion that keeps a room from feeling static or overly polished.
—Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Feb. 2026
The asymmetry of sabotage Since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Poland has served as the primary laboratory for a Russian campaign of sabotage tactics later exported elsewhere in Europe.
—Lidia Kurasinska, Forbes.com, 27 Feb. 2026
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Big Think, 5 Mar. 2026
This means behavioral asymmetry like handedness is likely the product of complex interactions between genetics, development and the environment.
—Eric Horstick, The Conversation, 4 Mar. 2026
Curved arms, clustered globes, and a sense of asymmetry offer a sense of motion that keeps a room from feeling static or overly polished.
—Lauren Bengtson, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Feb. 2026
The asymmetry of sabotage Since the 2022 invasion of Ukraine, Poland has served as the primary laboratory for a Russian campaign of sabotage tactics later exported elsewhere in Europe.
—Lidia Kurasinska, Forbes.com, 27 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for asymmetry
Noun
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The world’s imbalance between incoming and outgoing energy is growing ever faster, the UN warned.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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The financial imbalance in the governor’s race is widening.—
Adam Beam,
AJC.com,
24 Mar. 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
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The escalating tensions came into sharp focus March 27, when animosity between GOP lawmakers in the two chambers of Congress burst dramatically into view.—
Zachary Schermele,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2026
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That plan ultimately goes awry, with Margot surviving the attack, smartly staged in a way that doesn’t completely ratchet up the violent tension, keeping the audience in an appropriate level of comfort while not compromising the narrative.—
David John Chávez,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 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 1 Apr. 2026.
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