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
Crafted in a deep red wine hue, the dress also featured small crystal embellishments placed with precision and symmetry.
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Julia Teti, Footwear News, 31 Mar. 2025
It can be thought of as a collection of symmetries—transformations that leave a shape, a function or some other mathematical object unchanged in specific ways.
—Leila Sloman, WIRED, 23 Mar. 2025
From an evolutionary standpoint, humans like symmetry and balanced proportions.
—Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
The building had a lasting impression on the fashion designer’s vision, which embraced Le Corbusier’s sense of purity and symmetry.
—Sofia Celeste, WWD, 20 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for symmetry
Julia Teti, Footwear News, 31 Mar. 2025
It can be thought of as a collection of symmetries—transformations that leave a shape, a function or some other mathematical object unchanged in specific ways.
—Leila Sloman, WIRED, 23 Mar. 2025
From an evolutionary standpoint, humans like symmetry and balanced proportions.
—Liam Tharme, The Athletic, 23 Mar. 2025
The building had a lasting impression on the fashion designer’s vision, which embraced Le Corbusier’s sense of purity and symmetry.
—Sofia Celeste, WWD, 20 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for symmetry
Recent Examples of Synonyms for symmetry
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Regardless of China’s choice, a greater proportion of U.S. conventional forces would be left to respond.—
ANDREW S. LIM,
Foreign Affairs,
22 Apr. 2025
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Most of the apartment’s large prewar proportions remain the same, though the galley kitchen has been updated.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
21 Apr. 2025
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His neighborhood was similar to my childhood South Shore neighborhood—homeowners, working class and poor people living among each other in harmony and hijinks.—
Thomas G. Moukawsher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Apr. 2025
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Runaway June explored harmonies as the members shaped the melody, pointedly emphasizing the trio’s signature.—
Tom Roland,
Billboard,
22 Apr. 2025
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The soon-to-be 23-year-old displayed impressive contact balance and routinely churned out additional yards after being hit, but his workload in college (879 carries in five years) raises questions about his long-term outlook in the NFL. 191.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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On balance this leads to a more stable, efficient, cheaper, and cleaner power grid.—
Umair Irfan,
Wired News,
26 Apr. 2025
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Good abstraction: Standardizing data contracts, cross-domain orchestration and common services that support evolution without breaking existing functionality and dependent systems.—
Elliott Cordo,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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By simplifying procurement and enabling seamless data orchestration, Ivalua empowers organizations to operate with greater efficiency, accuracy and agility while elevating procurement teams from a back-office function to a strategic enterprise service.—
Sarah Jones,
Sourcing Journal,
10 Apr. 2025
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Below is correlation data based on five-year and three-year histories, where 1D_5D denotes the correlation between one-day and five-day returns.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
23 Apr. 2025
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Though the findings describe only a correlation, experts said the data underscored the need for screening and early treatment of diabetes, a condition that is becoming more common worldwide.—
The New York Times,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Apr. 2025
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As the 11th largest city in the nation, Fort Worth has the resources and potential to shape a future based on unity and progress.—
Harrison Mantas,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
20 Apr. 2025
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Defense officials have directed military forces to scrub websites of diversity, equity, and inclusion references and to remove from military academy libraries literature and history books that the administration deems harmful to unity.—
Anna Mulrine Grobe,
Christian Science Monitor,
17 Apr. 2025
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The impulse stems from correcting what feels like a false narrative, this is because breakups disrupt not just connection, but also your sense of coherence.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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The remarkable thing for me is the level of coherence and alignment among the views of the first three interviewees, despite their different backgrounds and focus areas: roboticist Rodney Brooks; neuroscientist David Eagleman; and AI innovator Yann LeCun.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Apr. 2025
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Our task today is to preserve whatever equilibrium is left and restore what has been destroyed.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
21 Apr. 2025
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To achieve a happy equilibrium, collaboration is required — as Newcastle fans will be painstakingly reminded over the coming months.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2025
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“Symmetry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/symmetry. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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