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Recent Examples of unsymmetrical
Under his cap, everything around his eyes sweats; his smile is crooked but near constant, his beard half-shaven and unsymmetrical.
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Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2021
The system used helium as a pressurizing gas, inhibited nitrogen tetroxide for an oxidizer, and a blended hydrazine fuel made up of a mixture of around 50 percent unsymmetrical dimethyl hydrazine and 50 percent anhydrous hydrazine.
—Alex Hollings, Popular Mechanics, 24 July 2019
This shrinking market has opened the door to the Angara rocket, which has the advantage of not using environmentally hazardous fuel for each of its stages—Proton engines used nitrogen tetroxide and unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 25 June 2018
Emiliano Tahui Gómez, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 11 Aug. 2021
The system used helium as a pressurizing gas, inhibited nitrogen tetroxide for an oxidizer, and a blended hydrazine fuel made up of a mixture of around 50 percent unsymmetrical dimethyl hydrazine and 50 percent anhydrous hydrazine.
—Alex Hollings, Popular Mechanics, 24 July 2019
This shrinking market has opened the door to the Angara rocket, which has the advantage of not using environmentally hazardous fuel for each of its stages—Proton engines used nitrogen tetroxide and unsymmetrical dimethylhydrazine.
—Eric Berger, Ars Technica, 25 June 2018
Recent Examples of Synonyms for unsymmetrical
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Romanek suggests asymmetrical, unexpected greenery—like delicate quince branches, a lush explosion of jasmine, or wild, wispy grasses.—
Angela Tafoya,
Vogue,
16 Apr. 2025
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The floor-length, black gown, which debuted in Paris Couture Week earlier this year, features an asymmetrical top speckled with flames, and a sheer skirt that flows into a long train — also enveloped in flames.—
Bailey Richards,
People.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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At the time that Keynes and Robinson were writing, the cost of beggar-thy-neighbor policies came mainly in the form of higher unemployment, as higher exports—unbalanced by higher imports—undermined manufacturers in trade deficit countries and forced them to lay off workers.—
Michael Pettis,
Foreign Affairs,
21 Apr. 2025
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With unsustainable low interest rates driving up housing valuations for years, the market has been unbalanced for 5 plus years now.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
24 Mar. 2025
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“Unsymmetrical.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/unsymmetrical. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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