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Recent Examples of asymmetry
Clarkson was aware of this rare asymmetry in snails from her work with the magazine New Zealand Geographic.
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Angus Watson, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has long been characterized by a basic asymmetry: The international recognition of Jewish national rights in Palestine has never been matched by a demand for Palestinian national rights.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
Policymakers should protect this asymmetry jealously.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
Scholars and other close observers of presidential politics have tended to obscure this asymmetry.
—Terry M. Moe, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
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Angus Watson, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2025
The Israeli-Palestinian conflict has long been characterized by a basic asymmetry: The international recognition of Jewish national rights in Palestine has never been matched by a demand for Palestinian national rights.
—Hussein Ibish, The Atlantic, 20 Aug. 2025
Policymakers should protect this asymmetry jealously.
—Micah McCartney, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 July 2025
Scholars and other close observers of presidential politics have tended to obscure this asymmetry.
—Terry M. Moe, Harpers Magazine, 16 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for asymmetry
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These include celiac disease, pelvic floor dysfunction, irritable bowel syndrome, hormonal imbalances such as hypothyroidism, metabolic disorders like diabetes, neurological conditions such as Parkinson’s disease or even certain cancers.—
Daryl Austin,
USA Today,
6 Sep. 2025
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What’s frustrating is that while Tom and Robbie’s dance of evasion and investigation gets more predictable, the series’ performances get richer, so Task teeter-totters on an imbalance of story and ensemble.—
Roxana Hadadi,
Vulture,
5 Sep. 2025
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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
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Opened in 1946, the diner was the first in the city to hire African Americans in front-of-house roles during a time when racial tensions were heightened, and its inclusive legacy has lived on.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
9 Sep. 2025
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The cable machine helps keep the muscles in constant tension.—
Jakob Roze,
Health,
8 Sep. 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 12 Sep. 2025.
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