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
Continue the trend and let your backyard speak to its symmetry.
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026
But a number of architects and preservation groups provided their opinions of the 90,000 square foot project, generally characterizing it as way out of scale with the Executive Residence, the main part of the White House, while throwing off the symmetry of the grounds.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026
Worms are clearly bilaterian, a group of animals with left/right symmetries that includes our own species.
—ArsTechnica, 2 Apr. 2026
This cost symmetry is critical for sustained defense operations.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026
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Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026
But a number of architects and preservation groups provided their opinions of the 90,000 square foot project, generally characterizing it as way out of scale with the Executive Residence, the main part of the White House, while throwing off the symmetry of the grounds.
—Ted Johnson, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026
Worms are clearly bilaterian, a group of animals with left/right symmetries that includes our own species.
—ArsTechnica, 2 Apr. 2026
This cost symmetry is critical for sustained defense operations.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 31 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for symmetry
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The Red Sox ace endured a meltdown of historic proportions, allowing 11 runs to the Minnesota Twins without even completing the second inning.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
14 Apr. 2026
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Beneath the album’s apparent drift lies Jean-Baptiste’s almost classical concern for proportion and structure.—
Emma Madden,
Pitchfork,
14 Apr. 2026
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Saliers further explains that the essential tremor has impacted the way the duo can perform some of their most notable harmonies.—
Madison E. Goldberg,
PEOPLE,
18 Apr. 2026
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Indeed, for as often as the ex-Beatles have played or sung harmony on each other’s solo records over the years, there’s never been any true, formal duet between any of the former bandmates since the breakup, until now.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
17 Apr. 2026
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Wilson made a diving stop on Andrew McCutchen's grounder up the middle in the second, spun and made an off-balance throw to first for the out while falling on the outfield grass.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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Workers will have up to 30 days after the shutdown ends and back pay is restored to pay outstanding balances.—
Christopher Harris,
CBS News,
14 Apr. 2026
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Celia’s throaty voice, relentlessly powerful, created a bewitching contrast with the orchestra’s sparse orchestrations and short piano solos.—
Ernesto Lechner,
Rolling Stone,
15 Apr. 2026
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These can exist at the image level, within registries, across orchestration systems, and at the host level.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2026
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This correlation survived as the quarks formed hyperons and persisted even after the hyperons decayed in less than a tenth of a billionth of a second.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Apr. 2026
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Results shows that the correlation between the amount of space given to single serve containers and violent crime.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
8 Apr. 2026
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Xi said China and Russia need to use closer and stronger strategic collaboration to defend the legitimate interests of both nations and safeguard the unity of Global South countries, the state broadcaster CCTV reported.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Apr. 2026
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His trip to Africa — which includes stops in Algeria, Angola, Equatorial Guinea and Cameroon — is focused on promoting unity, peace and stronger interfaith relationships.—
Emmanuel Akinwotu,
NPR,
13 Apr. 2026
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Faster decision-making, greater policy coherence, and a better chance of pushing difficult reforms at a pivotal moment.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Apr. 2026
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Their overlapping signals create a subtle cancellation effect—like waves crashing out of sync—that rapidly wipes out the system’s quantum coherence.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Apr. 2026
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Taking our Solar System as a proxy for what’s out there in the galaxy and the rest of the Universe, there are likely tens of trillions of bodies in hydrostatic equilibrium, at least, across the entirety of the Milky Way.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
14 Apr. 2026
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The immediate aftermath involved two months of recovery, which entailed physical and occupational therapy that helped Lee find equilibrium and regain movement, the magazine reported.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
14 Apr. 2026
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“Symmetry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symmetry. Accessed 19 Apr. 2026.
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