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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This entire swap would have been a disaster of massive proportions had those two not remained chained together.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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The new species was identified by its DNA, coloring, finger and toe shape, body proportions, skin texture and other subtle physical features.—
Aspen Pflughoeft,
Miami Herald,
30 Oct. 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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John Clancy provides orchestrations, with music supervision and arrangements by Andrew Resnick and wigs and hair design by Tommy Kurzman.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
23 Oct. 2025
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The group’s follow-up, Music from ‘The Elder,’ was a 1982 concept album that added orchestration to the Kiss sound.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Sun also highlighted that the team developed digital imaging correlation as a tool to monitor the strain response of electrodes in real time during battery operation.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
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Ultimately, correlation does not necessarily mean causation, and Villarroel and Bruehl do acknowledge this in their study.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
29 Oct. 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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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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The two players in their scenario were already in a state of equilibrium.—
Ben Brubaker,
Quanta Magazine,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Symmetry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symmetry. Accessed 5 Nov. 2025.
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