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symmetry

noun

ˈsi-mə-trē

Definition of symmetry

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 For Kennedy, the night also carried extra weight because of the sisters’ 10-year age gap and the unusual symmetry in their story. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2026 That piece of unfortunate symmetry is something that Whittingham, the first true outsider to be hired at Michigan since RichRod, was well served to avoid. — Austin Meek, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2026 For a filmmaker who built 17 minutes around the ache of being watched, there’s a quiet symmetry to it — a stretch on the Lido spent, for once, doing the looking herself. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026 The symmetry, the sense of exact echoing across a central median, an inescapable reversibility. — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for symmetry

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Noun

Instead, the team looked at what made the original house work—its craftsmanship, natural materials, proportions, and attention to detail—and translated those ideas for today.

— Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 24 Sep. 2026
The older Challenger had the perfect proportions, and those front fenders were long and low.

— Joel Feder, The Drive, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of proportion

Noun

The banquet room of an Elgin restaurant resonated with those words at the conclusion of a rousing tune featuring four-part barbershop harmony.

— Tom Strong, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Enduring principles can be enhanced by the essential replenishment of ideas — notions that might seem to contradict but that also sure can live in harmony.

— Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of harmony

Noun

Eve maintains its balance without crutches or a walker, leaving users’ hands free for everyday activities.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 21 Sep. 2026
The Brazilian lost his balance and braced his left arm on the canvas to break his fall, but his elbow dislocated.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of balance

Noun

The orchestration and harnesses for those models are at least as important.

— Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 22 Sep. 2026
The show won eight Tony Awards, including two for Sheik, for the score — shared with the musical’s book and lyrics writer, Steven Sater — and for orchestrations.

— Chris Willman, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of orchestration

Noun

This might be fine for a night or two to diagnose a sleep disorder, but gathering enough data on enough people to sift out long-term statistical correlations just isn’t feasible.

— Mike McRae September 17, New Atlas, 17 Sep. 2026
Once the 10-year yield moves above 5%, the relationship between stocks and bonds changes, Sharma said, pointing to historical data showing that the equity-bond correlation becomes positive.

— Paulina Likos, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2026

Definition of correlation

Noun

Manai-Platt said Ahlem’s sales divide almost evenly between men and women, optical and sun, and acetate and metal — an unusual equilibrium in a category where brands often become tethered to one recognizable fabrication, silhouette or customer.

— Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 8 Sep. 2026
And yet, this year, many observers have noted that the equilibrium feels off.

— Nate Jones, Vulture, 2 Sep. 2026

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