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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
But the characters unfold before us in their exchanges, and the play makes room for the actors to inhabit the complexities and contradictions of lives caught in the vise of history.
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Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
The contradictions and anomalies that kept on coming only made her life more alluring.
—Sara Wheeler, Big Think, 17 Apr. 2026
Each episode will include candid conversations about body image, health, friendship and the contradictions of modern womanhood.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2026
But his seeming contradictions are getting harder to ignore as scrutiny of OpenAI intensifies amid growing government reliance on its models and lawsuits that label its tech as unsafe.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 6 Apr. 2026
The Broadway team may have hoped to heighten the contradictions further, by focussing more tightly on New York oddballs under pressure.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2026
To find out more, Newsweek spoke with Pixile Studios co-founder Michael One and narrative designer Ruben, about designing a battle royale in this distinct format, building a global live service as a small indie team, and how cuteness and bleakness are not contradictions.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
Students should be encouraged to think historically, Zavala said, and to approach larger themes of colonization, erasure, power and to reflect on the way movements are shaped and the contradictions that occur within them.
—Kristy Hutchings, Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
Miguel Díaz-Canel, the puppet president Raúl Castro appointed, has been left to manage the contradictions.
—Quico Toro, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
Theater Critic, Los Angeles Times, 17 Apr. 2026
The contradictions and anomalies that kept on coming only made her life more alluring.
—Sara Wheeler, Big Think, 17 Apr. 2026
Each episode will include candid conversations about body image, health, friendship and the contradictions of modern womanhood.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 14 Apr. 2026
But his seeming contradictions are getting harder to ignore as scrutiny of OpenAI intensifies amid growing government reliance on its models and lawsuits that label its tech as unsafe.
—Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 6 Apr. 2026
The Broadway team may have hoped to heighten the contradictions further, by focussing more tightly on New York oddballs under pressure.
—Emily Nussbaum, New Yorker, 2 Apr. 2026
To find out more, Newsweek spoke with Pixile Studios co-founder Michael One and narrative designer Ruben, about designing a battle royale in this distinct format, building a global live service as a small indie team, and how cuteness and bleakness are not contradictions.
—MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Mar. 2026
Students should be encouraged to think historically, Zavala said, and to approach larger themes of colonization, erasure, power and to reflect on the way movements are shaped and the contradictions that occur within them.
—Kristy Hutchings, Daily News, 29 Mar. 2026
Miguel Díaz-Canel, the puppet president Raúl Castro appointed, has been left to manage the contradictions.
—Quico Toro, The Atlantic, 27 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contradictions
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The only problem is, negotiating and understanding the subsequent paradoxes — which writer/director Shane Carruth made little effort to simplify — requires a PhD in high-level physics.—
Richard Edwards,
Space.com,
17 Mar. 2026
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These paradoxes have defined—or plagued—the theory since its inception more than a century ago.—
Tim Folger,
Scientific American,
16 Mar. 2026
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But the official denials became less full-throated as more allegations emerged — and when Chavez-DeRemer might be out of a job became something of an open question in Washington.—
Seung Min Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Apr. 2026
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But the official denials got less full-throated as more allegations emerged — and when Chavez-DeRemer might be out of a job became something of an open question in Washington.—
Seung Min Kim,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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When John begins spitting out his food, his mother, Heather (Shirley Henderson), worn down by exhaustion and anger, banishes him from the dinner table—the first in an unceasing series of maternal rejections.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
17 Apr. 2026
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McElroy's decision is similar to other rejections by federal judges across country since the Justice Department began seeking detailed voter data from the states.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
17 Apr. 2026
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“Contradictions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contradictions. Accessed 21 Apr. 2026.
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