as in paradox
someone or something with qualities or features that seem to conflict with one another
her outfit is a sartorial dichotomy: an elegant gown and ratty old tennis shoes
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Recent Examples of dichotomy
The new work suggests that the edge of the dichotomy was eroded back by hundreds of kilometers during the time when an ocean might have occupied Mars' northern hemisphere.
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John Timmer, Ars Technica, 20 Jan. 2025
Lynch was the Pictionary of dichotomy, almost never displaying anything but manners and a kind of introverted charm off-camera.
—Barry Blitt, airmail.news, 18 Jan. 2025
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
Speaking on a panel devoted to French savior faire, Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode executive president Pascal Morand remarked on the dichotomy of the two seemingly divergent tracks at opposite ends of the Porte de Versailles convention center.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 14 Feb. 2025
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John Timmer, Ars Technica, 20 Jan. 2025
Lynch was the Pictionary of dichotomy, almost never displaying anything but manners and a kind of introverted charm off-camera.
—Barry Blitt, airmail.news, 18 Jan. 2025
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
Speaking on a panel devoted to French savior faire, Fédération de la Haute Couture et de la Mode executive president Pascal Morand remarked on the dichotomy of the two seemingly divergent tracks at opposite ends of the Porte de Versailles convention center.
—Rhonda Richford, WWD, 14 Feb. 2025
See All Example Sentences for dichotomy
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