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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
And for far too many Americans, those contradictions have become their day-to-day life.
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ABC News,
28 June 2026
Some artists have eras, experimental phases, detours, creative dalliances; Arthur Russell’s career, for all its seeming contradictions—classical minimalism and lascivious disco, Zen Buddhist mantras and winsome country pop—was a continuum.
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Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
27 June 2026
There are contradictions, fears and surprises—both positive, like becoming a great grandparent and negative, like dealing with divorce.
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Nancy K. Schlossberg,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Drawing on interviews with everyone from former bandmates to Stevie Wonder, Lionel Richie and Barack and Michelle Obama, Questlove builds a portrait of White that never shies away from his contradictions.
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Maira Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Let’s also recognize contradictions in our history of surveillance and intelligence-gathering programs targeting Muslims in the post-9/11 era.
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Tazheen Nizam,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 June 2026
To most onlookers, the contradictions may seem like confusion, bad faith or evidence that the agreement is already unraveling.
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Monica Duffy Toft,
The Conversation,
25 June 2026
This is the perfect example of the contradictions of DEI.
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Ian Miller Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
24 June 2026
The topic of Epstein came up to point out contradictions between Ovitz's relationship with the financier and his statement regarding his relationship with Weinstein.
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Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 June 2026
ABC News,
28 June 2026
Some artists have eras, experimental phases, detours, creative dalliances; Arthur Russell’s career, for all its seeming contradictions—classical minimalism and lascivious disco, Zen Buddhist mantras and winsome country pop—was a continuum.
—
Philip Sherburne,
Pitchfork,
27 June 2026
There are contradictions, fears and surprises—both positive, like becoming a great grandparent and negative, like dealing with divorce.
—
Nancy K. Schlossberg,
USA Today,
26 June 2026
Drawing on interviews with everyone from former bandmates to Stevie Wonder, Lionel Richie and Barack and Michelle Obama, Questlove builds a portrait of White that never shies away from his contradictions.
—
Maira Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
26 June 2026
Let’s also recognize contradictions in our history of surveillance and intelligence-gathering programs targeting Muslims in the post-9/11 era.
—
Tazheen Nizam,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 June 2026
To most onlookers, the contradictions may seem like confusion, bad faith or evidence that the agreement is already unraveling.
—
Monica Duffy Toft,
The Conversation,
25 June 2026
This is the perfect example of the contradictions of DEI.
—
Ian Miller Outkick,
FOXNews.com,
24 June 2026
The topic of Epstein came up to point out contradictions between Ovitz's relationship with the financier and his statement regarding his relationship with Weinstein.
—
Kathleen Perricone,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contradictions
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This is one of the defining paradoxes of the AI era.
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Sometimes the irony turns bitter and, with a typically Eastern European sensibility, highlights the paradoxes of institutions, as well as the madness and meanness born from the pursuit and preservation of power.
Noun
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Local doctors, lawmakers, patients and the American Medical Association, say that the number of prior authorizations and claim denials that insurance companies issue is worsening.
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Safety net hospitals also have fewer resources than more affluent hospitals to deal with denials from Medicaid managed care organizations, which occur when health insurers and other organizations that administer Medicaid benefits for the state deny payment for certain claims.
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With more rejections, more appeals are being filed with Medicare's administrative contractors.
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Trump’s rejections cast a long shadow — not just over Illinois but over the entire federal disaster-response system — which critics say the president has bent to serve political ends.
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“Contradictions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contradictions. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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