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
Time for Antonio Conte to deliver Antonio Conte is a manager who embodies a curious dichotomy.
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Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Busta also received an assist from Papoose and Joyner Lucas, all of them sharing lyrical wordplay and seamless tradeoffs as Busta swung between his trademark dichotomy of rapping to gruff bellowing.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Perhaps the dichotomy between digital and analog quantum simulations won’t last.
—Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
That’s a tough dichotomy to bridge, but the new 2025 911 Carrera GTS achieves it brilliantly.
—Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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Dan Cancian, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Busta also received an assist from Papoose and Joyner Lucas, all of them sharing lyrical wordplay and seamless tradeoffs as Busta swung between his trademark dichotomy of rapping to gruff bellowing.
—Melissa Ruggieri, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Perhaps the dichotomy between digital and analog quantum simulations won’t last.
—Shalma Wegsman, Quanta Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
That’s a tough dichotomy to bridge, but the new 2025 911 Carrera GTS achieves it brilliantly.
—Mark Phelan, Freep.com, 4 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for dichotomy
paradox
Noun
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Virtual particles are a striking paradox of modern physics.—
Dipangkar Dutta,
The Conversation,
3 Oct. 2025
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That paradox is central to Swift’s gestalt.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Dichotomy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/dichotomy. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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