1
as in symmetry
a balanced, pleasing, or suitable arrangement of parts
her face had an angelic harmony that fascinated the leading painters of her day
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as in peace
peaceful coexistence
the apparent inability of the party's right and left wings to resolve their conflicts and live in harmony at least during the convention
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as in accordance
a state of consistency
for once, the kids' idea of a vacation was in perfect harmony with their parents' notion of total relaxation
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Recent Examples of harmony
That is where culture lives — not in the colour scheme of your pop-up, but in the friction and harmony between worlds.
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Jonathan Kleeman, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2026
And Girls Just Wanna Weekend is about nothing if not about women and non-binary people coming together in a spirit of harmony, figuratively and very, very literally… with just an undercurrent of FAFO activist energy bubbling underneath.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
As Manila swelled, a new code of ethics emerged to ensure the harmony of its barangays, many of whose inhabitants lived on less than a dollar a day.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Confidence attracts opportunity On this day, Venus is at home in the sign of Libra, emphasizing themes of harmony, beauty and meaningful connection, while Jupiter in Leo magnifies our confidence, creativity and visibility.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
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Jonathan Kleeman, Rolling Stone, 28 Jan. 2026
And Girls Just Wanna Weekend is about nothing if not about women and non-binary people coming together in a spirit of harmony, figuratively and very, very literally… with just an undercurrent of FAFO activist energy bubbling underneath.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 27 Jan. 2026
As Manila swelled, a new code of ethics emerged to ensure the harmony of its barangays, many of whose inhabitants lived on less than a dollar a day.
—Sean Williams, Harpers Magazine, 27 Jan. 2026
Confidence attracts opportunity On this day, Venus is at home in the sign of Libra, emphasizing themes of harmony, beauty and meaningful connection, while Jupiter in Leo magnifies our confidence, creativity and visibility.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 27 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for harmony
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Its clear lines and symmetry stood out and kept viewers' attention.—
Kaitlyn McInnis,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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According to the researchers, the symmetry improves crawling performance, simplifies multi-object planning, and reduces the need for complex motions, enabling faster, more efficient manipulation compared to traditional robotic or human-like hands.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Jan. 2026
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The attack Sunday came a few hours after President Volodymyr Zelenskyy announced a new round of peace talks between Ukraine and Russia had been postponed.—
Emma Bussey,
FOXNews.com,
2 Feb. 2026
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At the park Friday, Hernandez spoke about her efforts to help address the problems, flooding the area with mobile home response teams, ex-gang members who try to de-escalate gang violence, otherwise known as peace ambassadors.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Feb. 2026
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In practice, the remaining payments would most likely be handled in accordance to the probate and intestacy laws of a claimant’s state.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
12 Dec. 2025
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Princess Beatrice and her sister Eugenie will be able to retain their royal titles thanks to an accordance with King George V’s Letters Patent of 1917.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
10 Nov. 2025
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The model can handle both text and visual inputs and offers advanced coding and agent orchestration features.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
28 Jan. 2026
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An orchestration that argues Zionism is merely a political add-on that can be stripped away from the Jewish faith.—
Marc Schneier,
New York Daily News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Once viewed as mere support cells for neurons, astrocytes are now thought to help tune brain circuits and thereby control overall brain state or mood — say, our level of alertness, anxiousness, or apathy.—
Ingrid Wickelgren,
Quanta Magazine,
30 Jan. 2026
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Since emerging as a possible successor for Powell, however, Warsh has changed his tune.—
Steve Kopack,
NBC news,
30 Jan. 2026
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Unlike earlier models limited to upper-body tasks, Helix 02 uses a single neural network to control walking, manipulation, and balance together, directly from raw sensor data.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Jan. 2026
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Dickerson and Stephens are both current on their car loans and working with National Debt Relief to reduce their credit card balances.—
Chris Isidore,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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Even as geopolitical alliances have been strained, the accords still stand—at least for now.—
Jeffrey Kluger,
Time,
29 Jan. 2026
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As a result of the sweeping rally across emerging markets, bonds prices are increasingly moving on their own accord, instead of in-line with the US.—
Srinivasan Sivabalan,
Bloomberg,
27 Jan. 2026
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The normal state of those four fluids is harmony and perfect proportion, or eucrasia.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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The same proportion wanted to see better public transport connections between suburban areas and the inner city.—
Laurie Winkless,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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“Harmony.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harmony. Accessed 2 Feb. 2026.
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