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as in paradoxes
someone or something with qualities or features that seem to conflict with one another
a loving father as well as a ruthless killer, the gangster is a living contradiction
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as in denials
a refusal to confirm the truth of a statement
the actress's contradiction of the marriage rumor caused quite a stir
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Recent Examples of contradictions
One skipped school day exposes the fractures of a family grieving in silence and the contradictions of love that shape her girlhood.
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Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
The creative process is supposed to be risky, messy, full of contradictions.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
The Maduro government has seized on these contradictions to argue that the campaign is politically motivated.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
For the creation of wonderful characters and a story that feels spontaneous yet precise in its depiction of power, its moral dilemmas, and the absurd contradictions with the human condition.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2025
The whole point back then was that Tyler contained contradictions.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
In a career-best performance that could very well earn him his third acting nomination at the Academy Awards (and his fifth overall), Hawke captures Hart’s many contradictions as both a brilliant songwriter and an alcoholic with a penchant for self-destructive behavior.
—Max Gao, NBC news, 18 Oct. 2025
The state’s mythology, from its tropical postcards to its dark histories, mirrors the contradictions of the American project.
—Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
The closing panel of the industry program looked at the question in depth, examining the hidden contradictions and complexities of publishing rights and buy-outs in screen music.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2025
The creative process is supposed to be risky, messy, full of contradictions.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
The Maduro government has seized on these contradictions to argue that the campaign is politically motivated.
—Amir Daftari, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 Oct. 2025
For the creation of wonderful characters and a story that feels spontaneous yet precise in its depiction of power, its moral dilemmas, and the absurd contradictions with the human condition.
—Christian Blauvelt, IndieWire, 24 Oct. 2025
The whole point back then was that Tyler contained contradictions.
—Jeff Ihaza, Rolling Stone, 21 Oct. 2025
In a career-best performance that could very well earn him his third acting nomination at the Academy Awards (and his fifth overall), Hawke captures Hart’s many contradictions as both a brilliant songwriter and an alcoholic with a penchant for self-destructive behavior.
—Max Gao, NBC news, 18 Oct. 2025
The state’s mythology, from its tropical postcards to its dark histories, mirrors the contradictions of the American project.
—Vogue, 18 Oct. 2025
The closing panel of the industry program looked at the question in depth, examining the hidden contradictions and complexities of publishing rights and buy-outs in screen music.
—Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contradictions
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Relational quantum mechanics uses similar ideas to make sense of all quantum paradoxes in a precise mathematical way.—
Zack Savitsky,
Quanta Magazine,
29 Oct. 2025
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And the most powerful constraints are often paradoxes that can’t be resolved — only engaged.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
27 Oct. 2025
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The high court’s denials attest to the fact that the city is not above the state’s environmental law, Everett DeLano, a lawyer representing plaintiff Save Our Access, told the Union-Tribune on Monday.—
Jennifer Van Grove,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Jan. 2026
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Additionally, the county health system was losing $80 million to $100 million per year due to claim denials before the OIIG issued a report about that situation.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Jan. 2026
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At least seven grand jury rejections have occurred across five different cases since the administration’s crime and security surge crackdown began in August.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
1 Jan. 2026
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Extraordinary rejections Granted, all these grand juries were in liberal jurisdictions, but their rejections of prosecutors’ claims are still striking, since indictments are usually notoriously easy to secure.—
Michelle Goldberg,
Mercury News,
30 Dec. 2025
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“Contradictions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contradictions. Accessed 8 Jan. 2026.
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