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Recent Examples of asymmetry
Hall and his team of cutters typically take 27 measurements, and add notations about posture, and physical asymmetries.
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Samantha Conti, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024
Designers are leaning into asymmetry and embracing imperfection, including decorating with two different nightstands and using furniture in the bedroom that is increasingly eclectic, but still cohesive.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2024
There’s a deep asymmetry at play here, with falling from grace requiring no effort whereas rebuilding what was lost takes heroic levels of effort.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
This will reduce your chances of having asymmetries and imbalances between sides.
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 23 Oct. 2024
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Samantha Conti, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024
Designers are leaning into asymmetry and embracing imperfection, including decorating with two different nightstands and using furniture in the bedroom that is increasingly eclectic, but still cohesive.
—Hallie Milstein, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2024
There’s a deep asymmetry at play here, with falling from grace requiring no effort whereas rebuilding what was lost takes heroic levels of effort.
—Alexander Puutio, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
This will reduce your chances of having asymmetries and imbalances between sides.
—Jenny McCoy, SELF, 23 Oct. 2024
See all Example Sentences for asymmetry
Recent Examples of Synonyms for asymmetry
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Raising taxes only on goods from China may do little to whittle down the overall U.S. trade imbalance.—
Keith Bradsher,
New York Times,
14 Jan. 2025
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An imbalance in railroad capacity in Bangladesh may pose a problem for cargo transportation throughout the country in the coming months as a current pileup could roll into Ramadan and Eid al-Fitr in March.—
Glenn Taylor,
Sourcing Journal,
14 Jan. 2025
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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
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Those numbers and disproportion are likely to explode under the new law, in a climate where many people of color oppose Israel’s actions and many members of the Jewish faith see dangerous antisemites behind ugly encounters around Israel.—
Ron Kuby,
New York Daily News,
26 Mar. 2024
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There was also a prolonged drought, a nasty port strike and constant tensions between locals and Dust Bowl immigrants over impacts on social services.—
Gary Baum,
The Hollywood Reporter,
18 Jan. 2025
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Not only were there some creative differences between the film's director and writer, David Goyer and New Line Cinema, but there were also some tensions on set.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
People.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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Trump has won but fighting and disunity do not need to also win.—
Alex Montoya,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
2 Jan. 2025
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Through Romania | Opinion U.S. Should Reject 'Just Peace' in Ukraine, and Just Seek Peace | Opinion Twilight of the Neocons—and What Should Come Next | Opinion Putin thrives on disunity.—
Daniel R. Depetris,
Newsweek,
6 Dec. 2024
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“Asymmetry.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/asymmetry. Accessed 22 Jan. 2025.
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