contradiction
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The revised timeline resolves the apparent contradiction and places the incident during an important period in technological history, when electrical communication systems were becoming increasingly widespread.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 21, 2026
Indeed, the world now faces another apparent contradiction, or at least a historical irony.
From Salon ● Oct. 19, 2026
Although Princess Anne observed that the term "fun run" was a contradiction in terms.
From BBC ● Sep. 29, 2026
The contradiction of “Abrázame” is that everyone kept telling me that it should continue going up and explode at the end, but I had already overused that device on “Epistolares.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 29, 2026
Applied to an opponent, it means the habit of impudently claiming that black is white, in contradiction of the plain facts.
From "1984" by George Orwell
These contradictions have led researchers to different conclusions about how ancient species behaved.
From Science Daily ● Oct. 25, 2026
A man of confounding contradictions, Bakker died Monday, his wife announced in a statement on his Instagram account.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 6, 2026
“Bucking Fastard” relishes those contradictions, supposing that there might be some version of life where they can coexist in harmony.
From Salon ● Sep. 28, 2026
He sees contradictions – uncertain youth in a powerful, assertive country; disillusionment despite huge advancement – and his job, he says, is to unpack what is driving it.
From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026
He had not finished confirming many details in Lawson’s confession, and there remained certain contradictions.
From "Killers of the Flower Moon" by David Grann
Vocabulary lists containing contradiction
Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Introductory
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You Can Say That Again: Dic and Dict
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The AP English Exam: Rhetorical and Literary Terms 2
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