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
In the journal Science Advances, the researchers describe a series of tests showing that crows clearly had a sense of right angles, parallel lines, and symmetry.
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Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 12 Apr. 2025
While there’s plenty of overlap in areas such as symmetry, roof details, and classical influence, Federal architecture features more delicate and intricate details than Georgian architecture, which has a heavier, more Baroque influence.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 May 2025
His puzzles have interesting geometry; today’s has diagonal symmetry, which allows for an unusual arrangement of long and short entries.
—Caitlin Lovinger, New York Times, 17 May 2025
In the past couple of years, my group has developed AI algorithms that can automatically discover symmetry principles from data.
—Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
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Nell Greenfieldboyce, NPR, 12 Apr. 2025
While there’s plenty of overlap in areas such as symmetry, roof details, and classical influence, Federal architecture features more delicate and intricate details than Georgian architecture, which has a heavier, more Baroque influence.
—Patricia Shannon, Better Homes & Gardens, 20 May 2025
His puzzles have interesting geometry; today’s has diagonal symmetry, which allows for an unusual arrangement of long and short entries.
—Caitlin Lovinger, New York Times, 17 May 2025
In the past couple of years, my group has developed AI algorithms that can automatically discover symmetry principles from data.
—Steve Nadis, Quanta Magazine, 23 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for symmetry
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Demographic breakdowns reveal higher proportions of white, urban, and employed individuals, with younger respondents more often uncertain or undecided about potential parenthood.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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Polls show a significant proportion of Gen Z and Generation Alpha (people born after 1996) expect to live to 100.—
Dr. Marschall Runge,
Forbes.com,
5 June 2025
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When that harmony hits, the sale becomes a symphony: the crack of the register, the rustle of the bag, the quiet thrill of being chosen.—
Joel Goldstein,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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The King presented the King Charles III Harmony Award, a special honor to recognize long-term commitment to creating a world where people, places and the planet can live in harmony.—
Stephanie Petit,
People.com,
12 June 2025
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After Appeals Court Pauses Ruling While the bolster gives support and balance to the knife, the lightness of the bolster-free Japanese knives offers ergonomic benefits.—
Akiko Katayama,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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That balance of old and young spirits yields a palate that leads with sweet vanilla and cherry notes and ends with baking spice and ripe apple, a must try for Japanese-whisky fans.—
Jonah Flicker,
Robb Report,
13 June 2025
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That's where orchestration comes in: the process of managing how AI tools, models and integrations work together seamlessly to meet business goals.—
Sean White,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2025
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Into the 1980s, Clausen would go on to do orchestrations for such feature films as Airplane II: The Sequel, Mr. Mom, Splash, The Last Starfighter, Weird Science, Wise Guys, The Naked Gun and its first sequel Ferris Bueller’s Day Off and the Dave Chappelle starrer Half Baked.—
Erik Pedersen,
Deadline,
30 May 2025
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This includes negative correlations between arrests and convictions, on the one hand, and retirement savings, on the other hand-- leaving this group less likely to have a retirement plan.—
Christian Weller,
Forbes.com,
10 June 2025
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And all of us—users, voters, citizens—can demand that AI serve science and objective truth, not just correlations.—
Erik Otárola-Castillo,
Time,
7 June 2025
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Johnson's strong support for Trump echoes that of others in the Republican Party, which has control of both chambers of Congress, who recognize that passing legislation furthering Trump's agenda requires unity when majorities are slim.—
Dan Gooding
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 June 2025
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Not just as a rework of a song, but as a creative union between three women who understand that power isn’t always loud—and that unity, especially in a competitive industry, is its own radical act.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
6 June 2025
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In March 2023, the office published the Biden administration’s National Cybersecurity Strategy, positioning itself as the federal government’s central policy engine for cyber coherence.—
Emil Sayegh,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2025
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But there’s a coherence to the place that’s missing, an absent layer of polish.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
8 June 2025
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This chart represents a domestic market with the intersection of the supply and demand lines representing the equilibrium point.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
4 June 2025
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As bond market prices seek a new equilibrium, risk and reward dynamics can become unanchored from fundamentals, as exemplified by this article’s findings.—
Ivan Illan,
Forbes.com,
29 May 2025
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“Symmetry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symmetry. Accessed 18 Jun. 2025.
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