asymmetrically
- a word derived from asymmetric.
Example Sentences
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They found that during sleep, both excitatory and inhibitory connections in the brain become weaker, but they do so asymmetrically, making inhibitory connections weaker than excitatory connections, which causes an increase in excitation.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 22, 2024
Their court case became a media feeding frenzy, kicking off social media attack campaigns that asymmetrically pummeled Heard.
From Salon ● Oct. 28, 2023
Owing to his nagging concern, Naidorf positioned the rooftop spire asymmetrically, poised to appear as if it touches the roof delicately, like “a ballerina en pointe.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2023
The most beautiful gowns were sometimes deceptively simple, where the sumptuous material — like one blue satin sash rippling asymmetrically across the shoulder — could speak for itself.
From Seattle Times ● Jan. 25, 2023
Her formerly shoulder-length hair has been chopped asymmetrically by one of her friends.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
