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antinomies

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plural of antinomy

as in mysteries

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Known as Kelvin-Helmholtz instability, or KHI, the swirling patterns could explain enduring solar mysteries, such as why the sun’s corona, or outer atmosphere, is much hotter than its surface.

— Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 5 Aug. 2026
That's the age of the lead character of Lee's seventh novel; Jeon-Gi is a fumbling initiate into the bewildering mysteries of preadolescence.

— Colin Dwyer, NPR, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of mysteries

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In 2024, now grown and with her adoptive father’s approval, the young woman sets off with a wealthy merchant to piece together the historical enigmas surrounding the ancient Sumpa kingdom.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 June 2026
Bob Gray is one of the big enigmas in the book that are intentionally put there to create tension and are never solved.

— Scott Huver, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2026

Definition of enigmas

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Previous studies also have found differences between passive sedentary behaviors, such as television watching, and more mentally active ones, including solving puzzles and being mentally engaged during work.

— Katia Hetter, CNN Money, 8 Aug. 2026
His passions lie in using AI to solve scientific puzzles, like curing diseases and discovering new materials, and in ensuring that AI doesn’t accidentally cause catastrophic harm to humanity.

— Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of puzzles

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His qualities would be welcomed by Arteta for countless reasons but there are two particular tactical conundrums that Vinicius Jr could solve.

— Mark Carey, New York Times, 27 July 2026
The Devil and The Lovers pose conundrums about being a woman in the 1960s, which had a direct impact on Plath’s emotional landscape.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 July 2026

Definition of conundrums

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This Father's Day, break out these silly (and slightly cringe-y) one-liners, puns, riddles, and jokes.

— Jamie Fischer, Parents, 20 June 2026
The machine’s repertoire included answers to 12 riddles, passages from books, and laughing, crying and kissing sounds, as well as arias sung in both male and female voices—all feats that Edison’s phonograph would one day be able to accomplish by recording and playing back the human voice.

— Ron Cowen, Scientific American, 3 June 2026

Definition of riddles

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Hinduism is a narrative religion; its mercurial wisdom is lightened and sweetened by stories, softened by ambiguities, sharpened by paradoxes.

— Chandrahas Choudhury, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2026
Housed in remote data centers whose energy-intensive maintenance perpetuates the changing environmental conditions that threaten Tuvalu’s existence, the attempt to redeposit territory digitally drives home the paradoxes, and costs, of storage.

— Kelly Presutti, ARTnews.com, 26 June 2026

Definition of paradoxes

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