as in paradox
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 dichotomy
However, the dichotomy between the trio of transfers is evident, as broken down by the program’s best quarterback, Chris Reynolds, on the Highway 49 Podcast.
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Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2025
The fear that optimizing for performance will dilute brands’ authenticity is a false dichotomy.
—Alex Khassa, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Sinners also offers a contemporary look into this racial dichotomy by subtly addressing the one-drop rule — a 1662 legal doctrine that declared anyone with any Black ancestry, regardless of how small, to be considered African American.
—Melanie Curry, Refinery29, 19 Apr. 2025
The new category of galaxies would be the third, falling outside the usual neat dichotomy of young, actively star-forming blue galaxies and their older, inactive red counterparts.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
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Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2025
The fear that optimizing for performance will dilute brands’ authenticity is a false dichotomy.
—Alex Khassa, Forbes.com, 28 Apr. 2025
Sinners also offers a contemporary look into this racial dichotomy by subtly addressing the one-drop rule — a 1662 legal doctrine that declared anyone with any Black ancestry, regardless of how small, to be considered African American.
—Melanie Curry, Refinery29, 19 Apr. 2025
The new category of galaxies would be the third, falling outside the usual neat dichotomy of young, actively star-forming blue galaxies and their older, inactive red counterparts.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dichotomy
paradox
Noun
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This theory of form contains a paradox in practice.—
Lauren Michele Jackson,
New Yorker,
10 May 2025
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California’s climb to the world’s fourth-largest economy marks a milestone and illustrates a paradox.—
Aref Aziz,
Mercury News,
9 May 2025
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“Dichotomy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dichotomy. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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