as in incongruity
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Noun
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Petzold marvelled at the incongruities.—
Holden Seidlitz,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026 -
Ridge’s equal deftness at the high end and the low is one of many apparent incongruities that the winery has managed to balance comfortably.—
Senior Wine Critic,
San Francisco Chronicle,
24 Feb. 2026
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Players vented in the locker room about defensive inconsistency and situational decision-making after Luka Doncic’s game-winner in Los Angeles.—
Bennett Durando,
Denver Post,
9 Apr. 2026
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Democrats and some Republicans lambasted the Justice Department for inconsistencies in the redactions of names and information found in the millions of pages of files.—
Jacob Rosen,
CBS News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Some transgender people in the state will experience a similar incongruence between their physical appearance and the gender marker on their state ID.—
David Williams,
CNN Money,
5 Mar. 2026
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And incongruence increases stress and emotional exhaustion.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
26 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Challenges can range from scheduling incompatibilities between different members of the royal family, to travel logistics, to gaining access to certain events.—
Marta Martínez Tato,
Vanity Fair,
3 Mar. 2026
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Ninoy recognizes an essential incompatibility between them.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Feb. 2026
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“Incongruousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incongruousness. Accessed 12 Apr. 2026.
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