contradictoriness

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Noun
  • Auriemma was apparently unhappy with the officiating in the game and the disparity in free throw shooting.
    Lori Riley, Hartford Courant, 4 Apr. 2026
  • That disparity is not a coincidence.
    Ivan J. Bates, Baltimore Sun, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Obviously, the dissimilarity between being directed by her and being technically a co-star of her is kind of getting to engage with her brilliance on multifacets.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 27 Feb. 2026
  • Jackson and Roberts dismiss concerns about the dissimilarities in the M.O., saying serial killers are known to change M.Os.
    Martha Ross, Mercury News, 18 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • This points to a divergence in how countries manage AI.
    Maha Hosain Aziz, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
  • That physical distance, combined with the genomic and vocal divergence confirmed by researchers, supported the formal classification of the Tokara population as a separate species.
    Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 26 Mar. 2026
Noun
  • Intermediaries directly connected to, and in at least one case compensated by, Musk have circulated dozens of pages of detailed opposition research about Altman.
    Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
  • Its opposition letter said the legislation would add workload for both prosecutors and Cal-OSHA without improving results.
    Joe Rubin, Sacbee.com, 6 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • The source of the solar activity is a negative polarity coronal hole high-speed stream -- a fast-moving stream of solar wind that escaped the sun's atmosphere -- according to NOAA.
    ABC News, ABC News, 6 Mar. 2026
  • Practically a textbook polarity zone.
    Jay Woods, CNBC, 26 Feb. 2026
Noun
  • In February, the board voted down a parking variance for the project as it was proposed to be under-parked by eight spaces.
    Karen Billing, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Apr. 2026
  • What causes variance in state gas prices?
    Keith Laing, USA Today, 2 Apr. 2026
Noun
  • Medical history researched The warrant says affidavits from Cook Children's child abuse pediatricians detailed discrepancies between Laura's claims and her son's actual medical history.
    Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 1 Apr. 2026
  • Russian claims of battlefield progress have in the past shown discrepancies.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 1 Apr. 2026
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“Contradictoriness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contradictoriness. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.

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