as in paradoxes
someone or something with qualities or features that seem to conflict with one another
her outfit is a sartorial dichotomy: an elegant gown and ratty old tennis shoes
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Recent Examples of dichotomies
Desai’s multipart meet-cute lets her challenge neat old-world–new-world dichotomies.
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Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2025
Sanjena Sathian, Vulture, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for dichotomies
paradoxes
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Relational quantum mechanics uses similar ideas to make sense of all quantum paradoxes in a precise mathematical way.—
Zack Savitsky,
Quanta Magazine,
29 Oct. 2025
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And the most powerful constraints are often paradoxes that can’t be resolved — only engaged.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Dichotomies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dichotomies. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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