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
The movie tries so hard to put forth a sweeping treatise on the paradox of a Black bodybuilder, to be a study of Black masculinity.
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Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2025
The rich layers, paradox and diversity here reflect so much of what Casablanca represents.
—Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 4 Apr. 2025
And fans were quick to question the seeming paradox of Woods' request for privacy.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
His mounting anxiety, however, reflects a more personal, immediate paradox.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 23 Mar. 2025
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Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 5 Apr. 2025
The rich layers, paradox and diversity here reflect so much of what Casablanca represents.
—Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 4 Apr. 2025
And fans were quick to question the seeming paradox of Woods' request for privacy.
—Kevin Sabet, Newsweek, 24 Mar. 2025
His mounting anxiety, however, reflects a more personal, immediate paradox.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 23 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for paradox
Noun
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Traditional verification methods often force companies to choose between convenience and protection, but emerging approaches challenge this false dichotomy.—
Tamas Kadar,
Forbes,
26 Feb. 2025
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Lower spoke with Variety about the pivotal episode, from the powerful moment that Helly reclaims her body to the complex dichotomy between her innie and outie characters.—
Katcy Stephan,
Variety,
21 Feb. 2025
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Other than the color, the reason why the monks chose to bind their books in seal skin remains a mystery.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
9 Apr. 2025
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All the Europeans trying to get into WWE was such a mystery about it.—
Raja Krishnamoorthi,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Below are three key takeaways from this growing contradiction.—
Ilona Limonta-Volkova,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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The Immigration and Naturalization Act that is the governing law of the US immigration system includes all sorts of contradictions.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The Kansas City Royals are a bit of an enigma right now.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
13 Apr. 2025
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Piper and Timothy go through transformative experiences over the season, but Saxon, Lochlan, and Victoria remain enigmas to each other and the viewer.—
Kathryn VanArendonk,
Vulture,
7 Apr. 2025
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In another show, with a lesser writer, such incongruities could be read as character inconsistencies, accidental oversights, mistakes.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
7 Apr. 2025
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This is the incongruity that fuels Universal Language, Matthew Rankin’s glorious parody-slash-ode to someone else’s shadows-on-a-wall missives — a gesture of decontextualization that layers one country’s extraordinary visual poetry over another’s extreme blandness.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Paradox.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/paradox. Accessed 20 Apr. 2025.
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