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antinomy

noun

Definition of antinomy

as in mystery

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Recent Examples of antinomy Mapping today’s red-blue conflict on the Jamestown-Plymouth antinomy of four centuries ago can’t help seeming extremely forced. — James Traub, The Atlantic, 28 June 2026 The antinomy produces statements that can be neither false nor true. — 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

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Noun

To get to the bottom of the mystery of the article’s spurious dating, Cade and a team of researchers from around the globe sifted through historic reports and observations of geomagnetic activity to set the record straight.

— Mike McRae October 15, New Atlas, 16 Oct. 2026
In the first, a best-selling mystery author dies, and Benoit Blanc, a charismatic and inquisitive private eye played by Daniel Craig, must investigate.

— New York Times, New York Times, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of mystery

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The bond between Anthony Fauci and Larry Kramer is one of history’s happy riddles.

— Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026
Those two performances encapsulated Colorado’s starting pitching problem, which has long been the central riddle for the Rockies to solve.

— Kyle Newman, Denver Post, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of riddle

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The enigma of comets and asteroids lured the world’s space agencies into funding a series of robotic probes to study them.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 14 Oct. 2026
Menopause, despite being a fact of life for most women, is something of a scientific enigma.

— Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of enigma

Noun

The industry paradox is that the complexity and speed of this new breed of attack, combined with the scarcity of security talent, are leading some organizations to solely rely on AI automation.

— Carlos Morales, Forbes.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Again, this could be an interesting paradox to dig into for comedy, but Gillis simply doesn’t seem to want to, sticking to the same self-denigrating fat jokes he’s always trotted out.

— Charu Sinha, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2026

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