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
Marvin Mims’ career in Denver has been a bit of a paradox.
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Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
And there’s another paradox here, says Zana Buçinca, an incoming assistant professor at MIT who studies the design of human-AI interactions.
—Tharin Pillay, Time, 4 May 2026
This study finally resolves the paradox by demonstrating that the secret lies in fluid dynamics rather than in biology alone.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 May 2026
That gets to one of the core paradoxes of the strike.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 4 May 2026
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Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 8 May 2026
And there’s another paradox here, says Zana Buçinca, an incoming assistant professor at MIT who studies the design of human-AI interactions.
—Tharin Pillay, Time, 4 May 2026
This study finally resolves the paradox by demonstrating that the secret lies in fluid dynamics rather than in biology alone.
—Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 4 May 2026
That gets to one of the core paradoxes of the strike.
—Gene Maddaus, Variety, 4 May 2026
See All Example Sentences for paradox
Recent Examples of Synonyms for paradox
Noun
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My ugliness sat in the middle of the organizing dichotomies on which society rests…threatening its collapse.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 May 2026
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Her staging, too, captures that dichotomy.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
7 May 2026
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The Sphere visuals - always a highlight - didn't disappoint with moving images of old yearbook photos, a dip to the bottom of the ocean and a magical mystery carnival ride.—
Melissa Ruggieri,
USA Today,
7 May 2026
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Director Kyle Balda serves up a cup of comfort and joy with his pleasant, cozy British mystery, a creature feature charmer where cute talking animatronic sheep hoof it about a quaint little village to figure out who slew their genial shepherd George (Hugh Jackman).—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
7 May 2026
Noun
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However, this creates a serious contradiction in physics.—
Rupendra Brahambhatt,
Interesting Engineering,
9 May 2026
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Craig Becker, managing counsel for the Affirmative Litigation Democracy Defenders Fund, who is litigating a lawsuit against the Gold Card's legality, said the contradiction stems from the program's precarious legal standing.—
Robert Frank,
CNBC,
8 May 2026
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Affordable housing in California has been an enigma that requires more than just oversight, but a major overhaul in streamlining the process, reducing the red tape and encouraging both for-profit and non-profit developers to ply their trade.—
Linh Tat,
Oc Register,
4 May 2026
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The sudden departure of new cast member Helena Bonham Carter just days into shooting has become the first great enigma of this season, leaving the French Riviera production in a scenario as uncertain as one of Mike White's scripts.—
Diego Parrado,
Vanity Fair,
26 Apr. 2026
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Nobody is more alive to the comic incongruity than the man himself.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
8 May 2026
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During the talk, Brooks joked about the seeming incongruity of teaching courses in emotional realism under the shingle of a public policy school.—
Erin Vanderhoof,
Vanity Fair,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Paradox.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paradox. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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