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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contrariety
Noun
  • And maybe the Democrats in Washington should try being the loyal opposition again.
    William Z. Fox, Baltimore Sun, 14 July 2025
  • Buhari made history in 2015 by becoming the first Nigerian opposition candidate to defeat a sitting president in an election.
    semafor.com, semafor.com, 14 July 2025
Noun
  • Like an actual magnet, Earth has polarity, meaning the strength of the magnetic field is concentrated at the poles, which is why the aurora is normally most visible at the poles of the earth.
    Molly Gregory, Louisville Courier Journal, 2 June 2025
  • In fact, the Solar Orbiter’s high-latitude observations have already shown that the magnetic field at the Sun’s south pole is currently showing north and south polarity at the same time — a messy combination that occurs as the magnetic field flips, at the time of the Sun’s solar maximum.
    Sam Walters, Discover Magazine, 12 June 2025
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“Contrariety.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contrariety. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.

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