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having sides or halves that are the same; having or showing symmetry
The human body is symmetrical. a symmetrical design
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Recent Examples of symmetrical
Preservé is generally for those who are having their first augmentation (not a revision), who want a modest size increase, and who have relatively symmetric breasts and enough breast tissue to cradle the implant.
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Jolene Edgar, Allure, 15 Oct. 2025
Astronomers led by John McKean of the University of Groningen, the University of Pretoria and the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory, and Devon Powell of the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics in Germany, were aiming to resolve the lensed image of a compact symmetric object (CSO).
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2025
The enrichment is not necessarily going to be symmetrical; near the center of the star-forming region, a single generation of massive stars could lead to heavy element enrichment that’s up to a few percent of solar metallicity.
—Big Think, 10 Oct. 2025
Algorithms prune and shear outliers, molding our tastes into perfectly symmetrical vectors filled with the same familiar superstars — Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny, Drake (still).
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
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Jolene Edgar, Allure, 15 Oct. 2025
Astronomers led by John McKean of the University of Groningen, the University of Pretoria and the South African Radio Astronomy Observatory, and Devon Powell of the Max Planck Institute for Astrophysics in Germany, were aiming to resolve the lensed image of a compact symmetric object (CSO).
—Keith Cooper, Space.com, 13 Oct. 2025
The enrichment is not necessarily going to be symmetrical; near the center of the star-forming region, a single generation of massive stars could lead to heavy element enrichment that’s up to a few percent of solar metallicity.
—Big Think, 10 Oct. 2025
Algorithms prune and shear outliers, molding our tastes into perfectly symmetrical vectors filled with the same familiar superstars — Taylor Swift, Bad Bunny, Drake (still).
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for symmetrical
Adjective
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May Help Reduce Cancer Risk Including figs as part of a balanced, nutrient-rich diet may have anti-cancer effects.—
Cynthia Sass,
Health,
21 Oct. 2025
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Use a balanced houseplant fertilizer, such as 20-20-20, that’s diluted to quarter strength.—
Karen Brewer Grossman,
Southern Living,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Butler leads with steady confidence, and Williams follows with a dainty, graceful flow that draws every eye in the room.—
Alexa Stone
Updated October 21,
Kansas City Star,
21 Oct. 2025
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In Hubble's recent image, NGC 6951 unfurls its graceful spiral arms, covered in red nebulae glowing with hydrogen gas, a key fuel for new stars.—
Kenna Hughes-Castleberry,
Space.com,
20 Oct. 2025
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Using this approach, the team demonstrated arbitrary pulse shaping, tunable second-harmonic generation, holographic generation of spatio-spectrally structured light, and real-time inverse design of nonlinear-optical functions.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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His music, stuffed with live instrumentation and harmonic sophistication, is suffused with the sound and spirit of Sly Stone, Miles Davis, Jimi Hendrix and Marvin Gaye, among many others.—
Brian Hiatt,
Rolling Stone,
14 Oct. 2025
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That is why Pärt’s music in English, with its many single-syllable words, consonant clusters and diphthongs, sounds one way.—
Jeffers Engelhardt,
The Conversation,
10 Sep. 2025
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Their two consonant names, Lizzy and Lydia, invite comparison and contrast.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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The Softstreme High-rise Wide-leg Cropped Pant has a weighty drape that adds an elegant edge to what otherwise feels like loungewear, given how remarkably soft the Softstreme fabric is.—
Sophie Dodd,
Travel + Leisure,
26 Oct. 2025
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The long-sleeve polo sweater has elegant pearl buttons that pop against the sweater’s neutral color.—
Melony Forcier,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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This approach blends technical discipline, probabilistic pricing and time decay into a cohesive framework.—
Michael Khouw,
CNBC,
27 Oct. 2025
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Despite Duren’s ejection and Stewart and Holland fouling out, his team looked far more cohesive in Friday night’s win than in Wednesday’s loss to the Chicago Bulls.—
Hunter Patterson,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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