: the masculine active principle in nature that in Chinese cosmology is exhibited in light, heat, or dryness and that combines with yin to produce all that comes to be
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Deb was the yin to Tiff’s yang, the Beatles to her Stones, the Shirelles to her Shangri-La’s.
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
The ying to Danny's yang, the pair is synonymous with the Ocean's franchise.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 3 May 2025
Look, these are difficult balancing acts, and the yin and the yang of this is that there's some degree of trade-off between wages and jobs.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2023
The yin to its yang, Gucci Guilty Eau de Parfum Pour Homme, generates a deep sensuality, embracing a base of patchouli, leather, and incense, while deviating from a traditional male scent profile with uplifting notes of orange blossom and neroli.
—ELLE, 1 Mar. 2023
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Rob Sheffield, Rolling Stone, 14 Sep. 2025
The ying to Danny's yang, the pair is synonymous with the Ocean's franchise.
—Randall Colburn, EW.com, 3 May 2025
Look, these are difficult balancing acts, and the yin and the yang of this is that there's some degree of trade-off between wages and jobs.
—Isaac Chotiner, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2023
The yin to its yang, Gucci Guilty Eau de Parfum Pour Homme, generates a deep sensuality, embracing a base of patchouli, leather, and incense, while deviating from a traditional male scent profile with uplifting notes of orange blossom and neroli.
—ELLE, 1 Mar. 2023
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“Yang.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/yang. Accessed 23 Sep. 2025.
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