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or symmetric
as in proportioned
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
And in 2020, First Lady Melania Trump oversaw a significant redesign—replacing the colorful cherry trees and tulip beds with a more muted, symmetrical layout that, supporters argued, brought the garden closer to Mellon’s original vision.
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Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 3 Aug. 2025
The cushion forms a symmetrical oblong space for your ears to nestle into with plenty of room, allowing comfortable use even when wearing glasses.
—Aubrey Jowers, PC Magazine, 31 July 2025
Verizon Fios offers faster, symmetrical fiber-optic speeds, better customer perks, and long-term price guarantees but has limited availability to just eight states and Washington, D.C..
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 31 July 2025
This symmetrical but extreme historical behavior emphasizes the substantial risk and reward linked to trading Meta around earnings announcements.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
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Lilah Ramzi, Vogue, 3 Aug. 2025
The cushion forms a symmetrical oblong space for your ears to nestle into with plenty of room, allowing comfortable use even when wearing glasses.
—Aubrey Jowers, PC Magazine, 31 July 2025
Verizon Fios offers faster, symmetrical fiber-optic speeds, better customer perks, and long-term price guarantees but has limited availability to just eight states and Washington, D.C..
—Roxanne Downer, USA Today, 31 July 2025
This symmetrical but extreme historical behavior emphasizes the substantial risk and reward linked to trading Meta around earnings announcements.
—Trefis Team, Forbes.com, 29 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for symmetrical
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Chair of the Budget Committee, helping deliver balanced budgets that invest in safety, housing, infrastructure, and services while maintaining the lowest tax rate among NC’s largest cities.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Aug. 2025
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Despite the presentation of a balanced budget containing no loan for the upcoming Chicago Public Schools academic year after months of debates over a multi-million dollar budget deficit, the entirety of the Chicago Board of Education is not sold on the $10.25 billion plan.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Aug. 2025
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Only the graceful styling and the classic neon sign gives any indication the motel was built in 1953.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Her community fastly feels the sharp absence of her graceful, essential labor and employs matriarch Ana (María Magdalena Sanizo) to coax her back home.—
Holly Jones,
Variety,
13 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Kepler’s harmonic law acts as a scale to weigh celestial bodies.—
Andrej Prša,
Space.com,
4 Aug. 2025
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SpaceX believes the spectacular break-up of Starship's upper stage during its most recent test flight was caused by a harmonic response that stressed onboard hardware, leading to a fire and loss of the vehicle, Aviation Week reports.—
Stephen Clark,
Ars Technica,
28 Feb. 2025
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China remains a far cry from having the sort of labor unions and collective bargaining that are taken for granted elsewhere, but, as Steinfeld correctly argues, Chinese labor practices are moving away from their revolutionary roots and are increasingly consonant with Western standards.—
Simon Tay,
Foreign Affairs,
24 Aug. 2010
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Where the republic’s hypocrisy fed its fatal weakness, corruption, the Taliban’s unabashed brutality was consonant with the movement’s strength, its unity.—
Matthieu Aikins Victor J. Blue Peter Ganim Krish Seenivasan Steven Szczesniak,
New York Times,
22 May 2024
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It's also adorned with vibrant wallpaper, colorful tiles and an elegant grand staircase.—
Natalia Senanayake,
People.com,
5 Aug. 2025
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These days, the best Korean moisturizers prove that there’s ample innovation in K-beauty well beyond its elegant and highly effective sun filters.—
Deanna Pai,
Vogue,
4 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Rebecca Mall President, Cross Company Initiatives, Franchise, and Corporate Marketing As President, Cross Company Initiatives, Franchise, and Corporate Marketing, Rebecca will develop and execute cohesive campaigns that span the Paramount platforms and promote company initiatives.—
Tony Maglio,
HollywoodReporter,
6 Aug. 2025
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Part of the company’s transformation journey, guided by SAP and the adoption of a cohesive platform including SAP S/4HANA, SAP Integrated Business Planning (IBP) and the SAP Business Network, highlights how technology and people together can transform the way global supply chains operate.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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“Symmetrical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symmetrical. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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