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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
Any rotating, axially symmetrical body that absorbs electromagnetic radiation—such as a metal cylinder—can also exhibit superradiance under certain circumstances.
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Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 12 May 2025
The gently sloped roof, overhanging eaves, and symmetrical façade all point towards what would develop into Wright’s Prairie style.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2025
The risk of the copy-paste method Many clinics still rely on standardized designs — sharp frontal lines, symmetrical arcs, dense temples.
—Ascend Agency, Baltimore Sun, 21 May 2025
That’s symmetrical, at least, unlike the iPhone 17 Pro Max, for instance, which has six holes on one side and four on the other.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
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Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 12 May 2025
The gently sloped roof, overhanging eaves, and symmetrical façade all point towards what would develop into Wright’s Prairie style.
—Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 8 May 2025
The risk of the copy-paste method Many clinics still rely on standardized designs — sharp frontal lines, symmetrical arcs, dense temples.
—Ascend Agency, Baltimore Sun, 21 May 2025
That’s symmetrical, at least, unlike the iPhone 17 Pro Max, for instance, which has six holes on one side and four on the other.
—David Phelan, Forbes.com, 5 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for symmetrical
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The Double Double 32 YO provides a lighter, more balanced smoky profile, while the Double Double 38 YO provides a rich, unpeated experience full of maturity and complexity.—
Joseph V Micallef,
Forbes.com,
3 June 2025
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Looking for a premium pair of headphones that deliver rich, balanced sound and solid noise cancellation?—
Shubham Yewale,
PC Magazine,
3 June 2025
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This is graceful, quietly intelligent filmmaking—including a touch of unsentimental magic realism involving a wise and beautiful Norwegian Forest Cat.—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
23 May 2025
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Marked by a graceful melancholia and filled with daunting technical feats, especially the director’s signature, logistics-defying long takes, his films are beautifully realized meditations on nostalgia and loss in which the cinema tends to be a character itself.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
23 May 2025
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The major-sevenths, by stuffing four notes into the chords, offered greater harmonic options, and Sikes was determined to take advantage of them, encouraging Wayne to incorporate the dissonant notes into her high harmonies.—
Tom Roland,
Billboard,
22 Apr. 2025
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By using these recycled devices—including pulse oximeters, harmonic scalpels and EP catheters—health systems across the globe reduced CO2 emissions by 115,382,133 pounds last year.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Apr. 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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Old Midleton Distillery, with its elegant stone facade, was originally a woolen mill in the late 18th century.—
Brad Japhe,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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Normant was responsible for Parker’s elegant half up, half down hairdo for the New York City Ballet’s 2023 Fall Gala.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
24 May 2025
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This contrasts sharply with other competitors' more fragmented solutions, underscoring Microsoft's advantage of cohesive AI governance.—
Janakiram MSV,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2025
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Here, Gerdes created an airy, cohesive container with delicate, shimmering flowers of alyssum and ‘Glitz’ euphorbia, pops of pale purple ‘Starfish’ petunia blooms, soft mounds of velvety artemisia, and trailing silver tendrils of dichondra.—
Mike Irvine,
Better Homes & Gardens,
22 May 2025
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“Symmetrical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symmetrical. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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