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symmetry

[sim-i-tree] / ˈsɪm ɪ tri /


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Aesthetics treatment for people with scars involves using filler to reduce their appearance, restore symmetry, and add volume after cleft lip surgery.

From BBC ● Nov. 1, 2026

Western traditions of symmetry and notions of linear time are upended.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2026

Gibney also profiled Holmes in his 2019 work “The Inventor: Out for Blood in Silicon Valley,” which adds another layer of coincidental symmetry: Fielder’s film hits theaters on Oct.

From Salon ● Oct. 16, 2026

With elegant symmetry and a cool, genteel prose style, Ms. Li tracks these parallel stories, exploring the duo’s worldly educations and the ruthless sacrifices to love and friendship they make in pursuit of their ambitions.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 6, 2026

The fact that Pauling’s deductions about symmetry were no more inspired than our awkward efforts of the year before would, I thought, amuse her.

From "Double Helix" by James D. Watson

One world is ending, and a new one is just about to begin; “Amrum” is full of such satisfying symmetries.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 16, 2026

"Nobody had studied these two symmetries at the same time," Nitta said.

From Science Daily ● Dec. 7, 2025

As its winking title suggests, director Trương Minh Quý’s “Việt and Nam” is constructed out of neat symmetries and thorny juxtapositions.

From Los Angeles Times ● Apr. 4, 2025

Mathematical symmetries within the standard model suggest the weak and electromagnetic forces are different aspects of a single “electroweak” force.

From Science Magazine ● Mar. 27, 2024

Here again the English language is mathematically elegant and provides the writer with a neat group of symmetries.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker


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