as in opposites
something that is as different as possible from something else
the admonition that we should not return hate with hate, but rather with its contrary—love
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opposites
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Here opposites — classy and brassy — are distractions, with odd-couple joking substituting for something more substantial.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026 -
The rhetoric of diplomatic negotiation can often speak in opposites.—
Nick Paton Walsh,
CNN Money,
15 Apr. 2026
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“Contraries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contraries. Accessed 30 Apr. 2026.
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