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
Another example, offered by Rodel, is breaking the symmetry and balance of a room's layout.
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Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2025
Auctions are built on an illusory symmetry of hope.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Unfurling like a green amphitheater, Batad’s 2,000-year-old rice terraces rise in perfect symmetry—carved into the steep folds of the Cordillera mountains.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Cut the center strand first to serve as your guide, then overdirect the side sections toward that middle guide for symmetry.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
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Kristina McGuirk, Better Homes & Gardens, 28 Aug. 2025
Auctions are built on an illusory symmetry of hope.
—Sam Knight, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2025
Unfurling like a green amphitheater, Batad’s 2,000-year-old rice terraces rise in perfect symmetry—carved into the steep folds of the Cordillera mountains.
—Lewis Nunn, Forbes.com, 24 Aug. 2025
Cut the center strand first to serve as your guide, then overdirect the side sections toward that middle guide for symmetry.
—Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
See All Example Sentences for symmetry
Recent Examples of Synonyms for symmetry
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To put it in different terms, between 2015-16 and 2019-20, the proportion of ‘Big Six’ signings that were from the rest of the Premier League hovered between 11 and 14 per cent.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
4 Sep. 2025
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The new collection introduces a new base size, standardized waist and leg lengths, and refined proportions to deliver more consistent, flattering fits.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
4 Sep. 2025
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Ruthlessly exiling those players sent a clear message about the importance of squad harmony, but arguably handed the leverage in negotiations to buying clubs, driving down their prices and delaying their departures.—
James McNicholas,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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An award-winning La Jolla ensemble is gearing up for a show full of sublime harmonies and a cappella tunes.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Sep. 2025
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The 26-year-old Croatia international will act as backup to Tyrick Mitchell as Palace balance domestic football with at least six midweek UEFA Conference League ties.—
Tim Spiers,
New York Times,
2 Sep. 2025
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Some value equations no longer balance due to inflation, said Neil Saunders, a retail analyst at the research and analytics firm GlobalData.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
1 Sep. 2025
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Schiff's book will be complemented by music and lyrics from Gwendolyn Sanford and Brandon Jay, while Karla Garcia will choreograph and Keith Harrison Dworkin will handle music supervision, arrangements and orchestrations.—
Jen Juneau,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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At the same time, demand for AI infrastructure — from orchestration to observability to memory — will drive strategic acquisitions of the building blocks of the AI-native stack.—
Bessemer Venture Partners,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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As for July, there is a weak correlation between a current month’s revision and prior months, suggesting that another downward revision is likely in store, wrote Dean Baker, senior economist at the Center for Economic and Policy Research.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
4 Sep. 2025
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As a result, some teachers have effectively received a pay cut—despite research showing strong correlations between merit pay systems and student achievement.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
3 Sep. 2025
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Some were faithful copies, while others were reproduced in different colors or fabrics to lend a visual unity to the scene, which is designed to mirror the eerie fairy-tale aesthetic of the fashion film within the film.—
Joelle Diderich,
Footwear News,
5 Sep. 2025
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Having rolled out the red carpet in Alaska, Trump on Wednesday accused Putin of conspiring with China and North Korea after the three countries' leaders staged a show of unity in Beijing at a lavish commemoration of the end of World War Two.—
John Irish,
USA Today,
5 Sep. 2025
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Judges rely on the expectation that litigants will maintain coherence in their legal positions.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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When designed intentionally, community enables coherence across sectors, accelerates the spread of ideas, and creates the kind of belonging that allows people to keep showing up.—
Denielle Sachs,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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This approach is at its most successful in In Farthest Seas, even as Romano maintains an impossible equilibrium throughout, effectively balancing each word and each epiphany within the musical whole.—
Brian Robert Moore
September 5,
Literary Hub,
5 Sep. 2025
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While unemployment remains stable for now, experts warn the equilibrium is fragile, and even a modest rise in layoffs could have wider ripple effects throughout the economy.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Symmetry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symmetry. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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