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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
In other words, the algorithm is fluent in our moral contradictions.
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Arkansas Online, 2 Feb. 2026
These contradictions were not lost on anyone and, in many ways, deepened the seriousness of our engagement.
—Catherine Taft, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
Like the city’s many seeming contradictions, they are meant to coexist.
—Beandrea July, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2026
What interested him most about returning to the role was playing those contradictions at once.
—Anushka Halve, HollywoodReporter, 28 Jan. 2026
His experience, his identity, and his contradictions are just as foundational to the flag as anything else.
—Desjah Altvater, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
As the weekend proceeded, some prominent MAGA media writers and hosts pointed out the contradictions and added skepticism about the government’s claims.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 26 Jan. 2026
Tracing Bundy’s reign of terror over the years, Rule grapples with the contradictions of the killer.
—Rebecca Hannigan, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
But Semprevivo, pointing out several contradictions or inaccuracies on things like dates, said Powell had ample opportunity to correct the deposition record and failed to do so.
—Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Arkansas Online, 2 Feb. 2026
These contradictions were not lost on anyone and, in many ways, deepened the seriousness of our engagement.
—Catherine Taft, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2026
Like the city’s many seeming contradictions, they are meant to coexist.
—Beandrea July, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2026
What interested him most about returning to the role was playing those contradictions at once.
—Anushka Halve, HollywoodReporter, 28 Jan. 2026
His experience, his identity, and his contradictions are just as foundational to the flag as anything else.
—Desjah Altvater, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
As the weekend proceeded, some prominent MAGA media writers and hosts pointed out the contradictions and added skepticism about the government’s claims.
—Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 26 Jan. 2026
Tracing Bundy’s reign of terror over the years, Rule grapples with the contradictions of the killer.
—Rebecca Hannigan, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
But Semprevivo, pointing out several contradictions or inaccuracies on things like dates, said Powell had ample opportunity to correct the deposition record and failed to do so.
—Luke Cyphers, Sportico.com, 9 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contradictions
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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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Those paradoxes of her personality?—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
11 Dec. 2025
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The Social Security Administration’s sudden reversal of its earlier denials about DOGE’s rampage through its most sensitive records rattled Social Security advocacy groups.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Jan. 2026
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While there are allegations that surveillance cameras operated by such retail partners as Flock Safety are being use to assist ICE raids as some activist investors charge, retailers should assert this electronic collaborating is not true—consistent with denials by Flock Safety.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Fortune,
21 Jan. 2026
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One by one, the rejections piled up — Whole Foods.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 Feb. 2026
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The board paid 50 building engineers and 123 cafeteria workers who volunteered to clean schools this month as a stopgap after the two contract rejections.—
Bri Hatch,
Chalkbeat,
30 Jan. 2026
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“Contradictions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contradictions. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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