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Recent Examples of antinomy
Unlike Hilbert’s hotel and the birthday paradox, Russell’s antinomy is not a result that merely eludes our intuition.
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Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2024
The antinomies of male and female, and the product of their union, seem very much on his mind during this period.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
The great Russian sociologist Yuri Levada theorized that antinomies—pairs of mutually exclusive beliefs—were key to understanding the Soviet totalitarian mentality.
—Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 15 June 2023
By obliterating Twitter’s attempts at resolving the irreconcilable antinomy between good and bad virality, Musk has only ensured that the Chinese government can engage in viral spam to defeat viral attempts at amplifying domestic protests of CCP’s zero-Covid biosecurity regime.
—WIRED, 1 Dec. 2022
Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2024
The antinomies of male and female, and the product of their union, seem very much on his mind during this period.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
The great Russian sociologist Yuri Levada theorized that antinomies—pairs of mutually exclusive beliefs—were key to understanding the Soviet totalitarian mentality.
—Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 15 June 2023
By obliterating Twitter’s attempts at resolving the irreconcilable antinomy between good and bad virality, Musk has only ensured that the Chinese government can engage in viral spam to defeat viral attempts at amplifying domestic protests of CCP’s zero-Covid biosecurity regime.
—WIRED, 1 Dec. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for antinomy
Noun
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The next few days of Short’s life leading up to her murder have been shrouded in some degree of mystery.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
15 Jan. 2026
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Grab yourself a cocktail—surprise yourself with a Pescado's Choice, a mystery mix of seasonal ingredients—and take in the view.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
15 Jan. 2026
Noun
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There was no judgment, no riddle to be answered or trial needing to be passed.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
12 Jan. 2026
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The riddle of Randy drove his parents to distraction.—
Hadley Hall Meares,
Vanity Fair,
26 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Their sudden exit from the fossil record has remained one of anthropology’s most enduring enigmas, until now.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Dec. 2025
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However, both teams have been an enigma since then, with neither putting up inspiring performances.—
Jordan Mendoza,
USA Today,
19 Dec. 2025
Noun
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Patricio, his son, had given him a book of those mysterious puzzles.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Jan. 2026
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Check out the all new PLAY hub with puzzles, games and more!—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
15 Jan. 2026
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Thin lids of ice could have sheltered lakes on ancient Mars and kept surface water liquid even as the Red Planet's climate became freezing, according to new research that could solve one of the greater paradoxes of Martian history.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
14 Jan. 2026
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And that’s the beautiful paradox of grief, really.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
9 Jan. 2026
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“Antinomy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antinomy. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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