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 architectural gestures are classic and direct — symmetry, height, proportion — while the materials and finish work do the heavy lifting.
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David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
The result is a tidy symmetry that ought to make savers look twice.
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Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
But what if shape isn't the most important type of symmetry?
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New Atlas,
9 June 2026
The symmetry of our lives becomes apparent.
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Zinzi Clemmons,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for symmetry
David Caraccio,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
The result is a tidy symmetry that ought to make savers look twice.
—
Dara-Abasi Ita,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
But what if shape isn't the most important type of symmetry?
—
New Atlas,
9 June 2026
The symmetry of our lives becomes apparent.
—
Zinzi Clemmons,
Los Angeles Times,
8 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for symmetry
Recent Examples of Synonyms for symmetry
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FactSet tracks the distribution of individual stock ratings; there have not been a higher proportion of Buys back to 2009.
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The art was in selection, proportion and rhythm.
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The more than 2,000-year-old holiday is best known for its sporting events, but its origins are rooted in Chinese history and ancient beliefs about health, protection and harmony with nature.
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The Beatles won Best New Artist at the 7th annual Grammy Awards, and took the United States (and the world) by storm with their harmonies and charm — not to mention Paul's good looks.
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The shape of the heel with a wider base provides more support, providing significantly more stability, balance, and weight distribution than traditional slim or stiletto heels.
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Globally, the top concern is work-life balance, specifically when job demands consistently exceed the time and energy workers have to meet them.
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There might be really only a couple of musical numbers, the rest of Bizet’s score is more subtly suggested in clever orchestrations by composers Amine Bouhafa and Isabelle Laudenbach.
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Stripe began as a payments API and has since expanded into billing, issuing, fraud, treasury orchestration, and, through its acquisition of Bridge in late 2024, stablecoin infrastructure.
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There’s a very strong correlation between a president’s standing in polls and his party’s performance, given midterm elections are almost always a referendum on the party in the White House.
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One, the visual and symbolic correlation between Shih’s painterly use of shadow in her food- and floral-centered compositions, and the still life masterpieces of the 17th century Dutch.
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All fun and unity, all the streets, everyone selling Knicks jumpers.
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The downside to that was losing the visual sense of group unity for much if not most of the show.
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But a minimum level of coherence is necessary so that the message does not break at the first collision with reality.
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What’s beyond dispute is that it has been meticulously designed to harness sound frequencies and equipped with an orchestra of instruments, from singing bowls to a crystal harp, that have been custom-made for tonal coherence.
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After being confined for 10 minutes, the leaf reaches an equilibrium.
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But in a crisis, price no longer reflects only the equilibrium between supply and demand.
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“Symmetry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symmetry. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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