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
This year’s Oscars, the 98th edition, will also unfold with the country at war in the Middle East, but despite that symmetry, rewatching the 2003 telecast today is to be reminded of just how radically the culture of Hollywood has been altered by the political upheavals of the early aughts.
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Brent Lang, Variety, 12 Mar. 2026
His designs drew heavily from 17th-19th century French and Italian architecture, using symmetry, boiserie, ornamental plasterwork and stone detailing, and bringing an authentic sense of heritage to any space.
—Jennifer Baum Lagdameo, Architectural Digest, 10 Mar. 2026
There’s something comical in the symmetry, in how adroitly this word seems to shuttle between joy and pain.
—Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026
Her features are strange and unexpected—and all the more compelling for their divergence from the usual tidy symmetries.
—Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2026
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Brent Lang, Variety, 12 Mar. 2026
His designs drew heavily from 17th-19th century French and Italian architecture, using symmetry, boiserie, ornamental plasterwork and stone detailing, and bringing an authentic sense of heritage to any space.
—Jennifer Baum Lagdameo, Architectural Digest, 10 Mar. 2026
There’s something comical in the symmetry, in how adroitly this word seems to shuttle between joy and pain.
—Jan Steyn, The Dial, 10 Mar. 2026
Her features are strange and unexpected—and all the more compelling for their divergence from the usual tidy symmetries.
—Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 7 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for symmetry
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Those schools have a high proportion of low income students, and CEP schools would continue to provide free lunches to all students under Hill’s 2027-28 budget proposal.—
Rebecca Noel,
Charlotte Observer,
25 Mar. 2026
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When Moscow launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine in early 2022, the two countries were major exporters of fertilizers, with Russia accounting for a significant proportion of global potash production.—
Chloe Taylor,Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
25 Mar. 2026
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My lack of Portuguese comprehension skills can’t stop me from enjoying these spectacles of audiovisual harmony.—
Pitchfork,
Pitchfork,
20 Mar. 2026
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Somewhat miraculously, we’re carried out of this consequential collision of hearts and minds on the lightest of notes, with the sense that our capacity to rediscover harmony will always be beautifully mysterious.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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Even Cillizza still leans Republican on balance.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
24 Mar. 2026
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About 111 million Americans, or more than 40% of adults and half of credit cardholders, cannot afford to pay off their balances and carry more than $1 trillion in credit card debt from month to month, according to an analysis by Protect Borrowers and The Century Foundation.—
Medora Lee,
USA Today,
24 Mar. 2026
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In his score, Wagner manipulates space and scale, suggesting intimate chambers and vast expanses of the North Atlantic with innumerable shadings of orchestration.—
Justin Davidson,
Vulture,
11 Mar. 2026
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Intelligent orchestration provides the foundation to respond dynamically, enabling organizations to pivot quickly in response to both internal performance signals and external market forces.—
SJ Studio,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Mar. 2026
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In general, researchers noticed a negative correlation between social media use and happiness, especially among young people.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
20 Mar. 2026
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The report said the negative correlation between well-being and extensive social media use is particularly concerning among teenage girls.—
Kostya Manenkov,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2026
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The demonstration of unity comes as Cuban leaders recently offered to allow exiles worldwide to invest in businesses and property on the island.—
Anna McAllister,
CBS News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Ahead of the show, Lauper praised the NYPD and emphasized unity and support across New York City.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
19 Mar. 2026
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But while hard sci-fi may place more emphasis on its internal logic, coherence and consistency are important to any story — no matter the genre.—
Tim Brinkhof,
Big Think,
24 Mar. 2026
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Or, to put it another way, technology of this sort makes the private dream of coherence more vivid.—
Hannah Gold,
Harpers Magazine,
24 Mar. 2026
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Others were in a state of fragile equilibrium, ready to flee, but not fleeing yet.—
Cora Engelbrecht,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
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Based on these parameters, scientists estimate the planet’s equilibrium temperature to be around 368 K, placing it in a relatively warm but still temperate range for rocky exoplanets.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Mar. 2026
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“Symmetry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symmetry. Accessed 26 Mar. 2026.
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