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Recent Examples of antinomy
For example, in August, China levied restrictions on exports of antinomy, a critical material used in a wide range of important products and a critical alloy in the production of munitions.
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Jeffrey Weng, National Review, 20 Dec. 2024
The antinomy produces statements that can be neither false nor true.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2024
This rules out antinomies such as the barber paradox.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2024
Unlike Hilbert’s hotel and the birthday paradox, Russell’s antinomy is not a result that merely eludes our intuition.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2024
The antinomies of male and female, and the product of their union, seem very much on his mind during this period.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
The most recent developments in the Russian-Ukrainian war call forth similar antinomies.
—Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 15 June 2023
The great Russian sociologist Yuri Levada theorized that antinomies—pairs of mutually exclusive beliefs—were key to understanding the Soviet totalitarian mentality.
—Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 15 June 2023
By obliterating Twitter’s attempts at resolving the irreconcilable antinomy between good and bad virality, Musk has only ensured that the Chinese government can engage in viral spam to defeat viral attempts at amplifying domestic protests of CCP’s zero-Covid biosecurity regime.
—WIRED, 1 Dec. 2022
Jeffrey Weng, National Review, 20 Dec. 2024
The antinomy produces statements that can be neither false nor true.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2024
This rules out antinomies such as the barber paradox.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2024
Unlike Hilbert’s hotel and the birthday paradox, Russell’s antinomy is not a result that merely eludes our intuition.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 15 Aug. 2024
The antinomies of male and female, and the product of their union, seem very much on his mind during this period.
—Philip Kennicott, Washington Post, 10 Nov. 2023
The most recent developments in the Russian-Ukrainian war call forth similar antinomies.
—Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 15 June 2023
The great Russian sociologist Yuri Levada theorized that antinomies—pairs of mutually exclusive beliefs—were key to understanding the Soviet totalitarian mentality.
—Masha Gessen, The New Yorker, 15 June 2023
By obliterating Twitter’s attempts at resolving the irreconcilable antinomy between good and bad virality, Musk has only ensured that the Chinese government can engage in viral spam to defeat viral attempts at amplifying domestic protests of CCP’s zero-Covid biosecurity regime.
—WIRED, 1 Dec. 2022
Recent Examples of Synonyms for antinomy
Noun
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But what remains a mystery is why some haven’t discovered this neo-noir gem yet.—
Randy Myers,
The Mercury News,
7 Mar. 2025
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There needs to be a little bit of mystery left, right?—
Alison Edmond,
The Hollywood Reporter,
7 Mar. 2025
Noun
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The universe is speaking to you in riddles, synchronicities and mysteries.—
Kyle Thomas,
People.com,
16 Feb. 2025
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Plus, a Super Bowl riddle: Why are egg prices surging — but not chicken wings?—
NPR Staff,
NPR,
9 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Much like Jokic himself, the potential through lines are, a bit of an enigma.—
Bennett Durando,
The Denver Post,
16 Feb. 2025
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Until now, these faraway colossal radio jets released not long after the big bang have been elusive, mostly escaping detection, and how they are created remains an enigma, according to Gloudemans.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN,
13 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Both players must then coordinate to overcome a series of puzzles and environmental obstacles that require Mio and Zoe’s powers combined.—
Kyle Wilson,
Rolling Stone,
4 Mar. 2025
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Simple, consistent efforts such as learning a new skill (a language, an instrument), mastering a hobby, or even challenging oneself with math puzzles can form fresh neural pathways.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes,
4 Mar. 2025
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Courtesy of Mojang Microsoft subsidiary Mojang's Minecraft is an odd paradox of crossplay.—
Brad Bourque,
WIRED,
21 Feb. 2025
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Zoom in: And then there's the VC paradox that began long before Trump retook office, in which investors keep enabling their top unicorns to remain private.—
Dan Primack,
Axios,
10 Feb. 2025
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“Antinomy.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antinomy. Accessed 12 Mar. 2025.
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