asymmetric
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Third, closing that chokepoint must have asymmetric effects, i.e., hurt your adversary more than it hurts you.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 12, 2026
And Iranian strides in drone-making capabilities have boosted the country’s ability to wage asymmetric warfare.
From MarketWatch • Apr. 6, 2026
The war looks to be turning into a classic example of how a smaller, weaker power can fight an enemy that is bigger and stronger, the kind of conflict that strategists call asymmetric warfare.
From BBC • Mar. 28, 2026
Still, in pursuing their asymmetric strategy, Tehran’s commanders made one miscalculation.
From Slate • Mar. 13, 2026
“If there were any way to get asymmetric forces out of that, where you get force in one direction and not the other, you’d get a propulsive force.’
From "Zero: The Biography of a Dangerous Idea" by Charles Seife
Vocabulary lists containing asymmetric
Vocabulary Video Contest (2013) - List 1
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Vocabulary from the Eighth Republican Debate, February 6, 2016
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