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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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The mystery at receiver is which inexperienced player will crack the rotation first after Greathouse, Jordan Faison and Mylan Graham.

— Pete Sampson, New York Times, 22 Aug. 2026
Now, persistent drought has again driven Lake Mead’s water levels to a new historic low this month, drawing back hundreds of miles of shoreline along the Nevada-Arizona border — and more mysteries have already started to surface.

— Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of mystery

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Whether the brand promise of independence survives a business model built on agent territory sales is one of the next riddles for the housing market to solve.

— Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Aug. 2026
Compose a Riddle Leave them a riddle or brain teaser in their lunch box and challenge them to figure it out on their own.

— Sarah Scott, Parents, 8 Aug. 2026

Definition of riddle

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Rafa is a kind of enigma, an international sports figure who’s massively well liked and well known across the globe, but who has maintained an inner private life that is very authentically Spanish.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 19 Aug. 2026
Russell Westbrook was an NBA enigma, right up to the very end.

— Jason Anderson, Sacbee.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of enigma

Noun

The nonprofits and LLCs offer greater flexibility to crack the financing puzzle than the previous system.

— James Pollard, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
This is the sort of game-within-a-game development puzzle that, for five years, has been left in the hands of England batters, untethered from advice and technical guidance.

— Ben Jones, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

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