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“The phrase ‘homeless veteran’ should be an American oxymoron,” the complaint said.

Since 1920, the vast increase in welfare beneficiaries and the extension of the franchise to women—two constituencies that are notoriously tough for libertarians—have rendered the notion of “capitalist democracy” into an oxymoron.

From Slate

Has the term “Dodgers organization” become an oxymoron?

In 2024, “pro-Israel, pro-peace” is an oxymoron, with denial stretched to a breaking point.

From Salon

For me, the phrase “solo show” has always kind of been an oxymoron.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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