as in dichotomy
someone or something with qualities or features that seem to conflict with one another
the paradox of fighting a war for peace
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Recent Examples of paradox
Yet there is a potential paradox embedded within this strategy.
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Sreedhar Potarazu,
Baltimore Sun,
20 June 2026
In Tanaka’s account, Japan is a paradox.
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Clay Chandler,
semafor.com,
19 June 2026
More than 150 years later, one economist is citing this phenomenon, dubbed Jevons paradox, to explain why the cost of AI will continue to creep up.
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Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
The result is a troubling paradox.
—
Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
16 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for paradox
Sreedhar Potarazu,
Baltimore Sun,
20 June 2026
In Tanaka’s account, Japan is a paradox.
—
Clay Chandler,
semafor.com,
19 June 2026
More than 150 years later, one economist is citing this phenomenon, dubbed Jevons paradox, to explain why the cost of AI will continue to creep up.
—
Sasha Rogelberg,
Fortune,
17 June 2026
The result is a troubling paradox.
—
Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
16 June 2026
See All Example Sentences for paradox
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paradox
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The composition reflects Rockwell’s fascination with the dichotomy between what people see and what operates behind the scenes, said Stephanie Plunkett, chief curator at the Norman Rockwell Museum.
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If anything, the dichotomy between the pop star who prances around Versailles in a sheer nightie and the pop star who stomps onstage in knee-high combat boots feels completely authentic and intentional.
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The delightful and deceptively deep family mystery comedy stars Hugh Jackman as an English shepherd (Hugh Jackman) who is found dead.
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Exactly what to expect from Toney, who most received the title of EA Sports College Football 27 cover athlete, remains a bit of mystery.
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The tension in these tracks are the binding agent for Jane’s fan base — the music is full of contradictions and incompatibilities smashing together that just feel like being young right now.
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The point is not indecision, nor contradiction.
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In 2024, now grown and with her adoptive father’s approval, the young woman sets off with a wealthy merchant to piece together the historical enigmas surrounding the ancient Sumpa kingdom.
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Senga has been an enigma for the Mets over the last few years.
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Irony involves incongruity, while tragicomedy is about possible congruity—not mutual erasure but the capacity for the tragic and comic to coexist.
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Nobody is more alive to the comic incongruity than the man himself.
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“Paradox.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paradox. Accessed 26 Jun. 2026.
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