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
At the moment, however, that symmetry and momentum have not consistently shown up in the on-field product.
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Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Bathed in light—thanks to the opening onto the bedroom—this bathroom creates an intriguing interplay of symmetry through its shower wall, mirror, and window.
—Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 7 Apr. 2026
Continue the trend and let your backyard speak to its symmetry.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026
Worms are clearly bilaterian, a group of animals with left/right symmetries that includes our own species.
—ArsTechnica, 2 Apr. 2026
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Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 12 Apr. 2026
Bathed in light—thanks to the opening onto the bedroom—this bathroom creates an intriguing interplay of symmetry through its shower wall, mirror, and window.
—Annabelle Dufraigne, Architectural Digest, 7 Apr. 2026
Continue the trend and let your backyard speak to its symmetry.
—Patricia Shannon, Southern Living, 3 Apr. 2026
Worms are clearly bilaterian, a group of animals with left/right symmetries that includes our own species.
—ArsTechnica, 2 Apr. 2026
See All Example Sentences for symmetry
Recent Examples of Synonyms for symmetry
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As noted in a report from TWZ, the aircraft’s proportions indicate it is sized to fit within the constraints of a supercarrier deck while carrying a substantial weapons load.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
21 Apr. 2026
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In this game, a Proposer is given a sum of money and invited to choose in what proportion to split it with a Receiver.—
Nikhil Krishnan,
New Yorker,
20 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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In between, Rayo have struck a balance under former Andoni Iraola assistant Inigo Perez.—
Thom Harris,
New York Times,
21 Apr. 2026
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McCarthy added that achieving Spanx’s signature smoothing in a lighter-weight denim required a highly intentional balance of fabric innovation and construction.—
Angela Velasquez,
Footwear News,
21 Apr. 2026
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This is easily the most musically fascinating number on the album, with the most striking use of orchestration extending to brass clearly meant to evoke the big band style of the period, even though the tune is otherwise not even remotely in that style.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
17 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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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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At the same time, Iran and its partners have additionally embraced information warfare with far greater coherence than even the United States.—
Gaurav Srivastava,
The Washington Examiner,
19 Apr. 2026
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This is critical for maintaining coherence in quantum systems during longer computations.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
14 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 23 Apr. 2026.
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