as in proportion
a balanced, pleasing, or suitable arrangement of parts
planted azalea bushes on both sides of the front steps for symmetry
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Recent Examples of symmetry
The goal is to look like you, only more harmonious—nose proportions aligned with chin, lips, and eyes; hairlines that suit age and face shape; smiles that complement skin tone and facial symmetry.
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Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
But Loeb’s team found a break in the hemispheric symmetry, which suggests that there’s a limit to the role clouds play in maintaining it.
—Ryan Green, Scientific American, 22 Oct. 2025
Finally, take a final measurement to confirm symmetry, and do a quick test to ensure the wire is tight and secure.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2025
The university even has a maintenance team (which includes students from UGA’s turf program) dedicated to preserving the signature symmetry and health of the 5,000-square-feet of hedge between matchups.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
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Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
But Loeb’s team found a break in the hemispheric symmetry, which suggests that there’s a limit to the role clouds play in maintaining it.
—Ryan Green, Scientific American, 22 Oct. 2025
Finally, take a final measurement to confirm symmetry, and do a quick test to ensure the wire is tight and secure.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2025
The university even has a maintenance team (which includes students from UGA’s turf program) dedicated to preserving the signature symmetry and health of the 5,000-square-feet of hedge between matchups.
—Cameron Beall, Southern Living, 18 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for symmetry
Noun
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The design commands attention with its dramatic proportions.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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Sweeney’s look played with proportions, with the leg-hugging footwear offsetting her oversized ensemble.—
Kelsey Stewart,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The horror comes from the violation of a group meant to exist in harmony — featuring a cast of real dancers as the luridly fluid characters — being thrown violently out of sync, like a body spasming.—
Dennis Perkins,
Entertainment Weekly,
31 Oct. 2025
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Tender lemony layers live in perfect harmony with strawberry-lemonade jam filling and strawberry frosting.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Indeed, every nook and cranny is a thoughtful balance of comfort and refined elegance.—
Mark David,
Robb Report,
4 Nov. 2025
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According to the current lawsuit, Fletcher has not paid his half of the minimum $1,500 per month restitution for the existing settlement, but his ex-wife has paid her portion, reducing the restitution balance to just under $56,000.—
Nicole Blanchard,
Idaho Statesman,
3 Nov. 2025
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The show’s creative team is loaded with Tony winners including a score by Stephen Flaherty and Lynn Ahrens, a book by Terrence McNally and original orchestrations by William David Brohn.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
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The startup has built a unified real-time orchestration layer that manages all the different things the AI needs to do at once, such as listening, understanding what’s being said, deciding how to respond, checking databases, and delivering an answer.—
Beatrice Nolan,
Fortune,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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Weber installed bars in multiple disparate locations, and although the bars themselves did display signs of significant amounts of noise, Weber looked for correlations in these noisy signals between bars in different locations.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
7 Nov. 2025
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Prince Harry has long worked with the True Patriot Love Foundation in correlation with his Invictus Games.—
Becca Longmire,
PEOPLE,
7 Nov. 2025
Noun
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That’s having a connection, that’s playing as a team and that’s staying in unity regardless of what happened.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
2 Nov. 2025
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In his opening remarks to the forum, Xi called for unity and cooperation between the grouping of 21 economies on both sides of the Pacific.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Remembering is the first step toward coherence — and coherence is the foundation of everything that endures.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
29 Oct. 2025
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For the festival’s director, coherence is key.—
Emiliano De Pablos,
Variety,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Those trends have created a new equilibrium that are keeping a lid on unemployment even as hiring stays subdued.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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These problems also occurred in the first weeks of the previous cease-fire, which lasted from January to March of this year; once the level of aid reached an equilibrium with the population’s needs, however, the looting abated.—
Jeremy Konyndyk,
Foreign Affairs,
23 Oct. 2025
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“Symmetry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symmetry. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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