asymmetry

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Recent Examples of asymmetry Thus asymmetry became a tool to express harmony, where, for example, a single sleeve re-proportioned the whole silhouette. Alberto Calabrese, Vogue, 4 Mar. 2025 Read More: Exoplanet Winds Expose a World Out of Science Fiction JWST and Reflective Clouds Through the JWST, Coulombe and the research team noticed an asymmetry in LTT 9779 b’s dayside reflectivity. Monica Cull, Discover Magazine, 25 Feb. 2025 The researchers also saw hints of an asymmetry in the explosion, with more filaments pointing away from Earth than pointing toward it. Tom Metcalfe, Scientific American, 31 Oct. 2024 Queen Letizia of Spain opted for asymmetry, pleating and a bold pattern for her look during a royal engagement on Tuesday in Madrid. Julia Teti, WWD, 12 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for asymmetry
Recent Examples of Synonyms for asymmetry
Noun
  • Getty Images The bloc is firmly in his sights, however, with Trump threatening 25% of levies and lambasting the EU for trade imbalances with the States.
    Holly Ellyatt, CNBC, 13 Mar. 2025
  • In a 2022 interview that broached the subject of Ghost Mountain’s departure, Sematary described the conflict as an imbalance of passion.
    Meaghan Garvey, Pitchfork, 13 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • Between the assassination in Sarajevo, the mass slaughter in the trenches, and the stagnant front lines lie disproportions so immense that cause and effect lose all relation.
    George Packer, The Atlantic, 5 Feb. 2025
  • Just as the point of state neutrality is personal non-neutrality, the point of political egalitarianism is interpersonal disproportion.
    Becca Rothfeld, Harper's Magazine, 2 Mar. 2024
Noun
  • The collections presented during the recent Paris, Milan, and London shows reveal designers navigating the tension between innovation and heritage.
    Angela Lei, Forbes, 19 Mar. 2025
  • Over one of the most powerful bridges in pop history, tension builds as Gaga’s vocals cascade around you.
    Kristen S. Hé, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
Noun
  • The disunity mirrors a national Democratic identity crisis, as likely contenders for the 2028 presidential nomination are also employing disparate methods of dealing with Trump.
    Jessica Boehm, Axios, 25 Feb. 2025
  • Instead, turmoil over Trump's stance on the war is highlighting divisions and disunity within Europe, Arnold said.
    Chantal Da Silva, NBC News, 19 Feb. 2025

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“Asymmetry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/asymmetry. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.

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