as in paradoxes
someone or something with qualities or features that seem to conflict with one another
she's an incongruity: an impeccably groomed woman who keeps a messy house
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paradoxes
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One of the great paradoxes of this period is that, from the outside, British cinema doesn’t look very open.—
John Bleasdale,
Variety,
10 Mar. 2025 -
This engagement was rife with paradoxes and contradictions.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Feb. 2025
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“Incongruities.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incongruities. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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