as in incongruity
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Noun
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The incongruity of profit maximization was brought to public attention in the UK recently, as the scale of river pollution from water utility companies becomes ever more apparent.—
Aissa Dearing,
JSTOR Daily,
9 Jan. 2025 -
The incongruity between Buckley’s lapidary political views and his untidy appearance was simply too much for the letter writer to square.—
Andrew Ferguson,
National Review,
19 Dec. 2024
Noun
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The unit’s inconsistency showed up most against quality run defenses.—
Ryan McFadden,
The Denver Post,
24 Jan. 2025
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Flaherty went 13-7 with a 3.17 ERA for the Tigers and Dodgers in 2024, delivering a resurgent season after three years of injury and inconsistency.—
Peter Sblendorio,
New York Daily News,
23 Jan. 2025
Noun
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The incongruence between my days performing abortions and the joy that overflows the delivery room with each birth is stark.—
John Yoo and John Shu,
Newsweek,
23 Jan. 2025
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The visual incongruence creates a sense of claustrophobia—for both Alice and the viewers—as though the entire house is closing in on her.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
28 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Share doubts and concerns about your incompatibility.—
Jenny McCoy,
Glamour,
10 Jan. 2025
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Most of these users will not have the skills or expertise to navigate a risky upgrade path, a potential need to reverse, or note the signs of an incompatibility issue that drops them off security support.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes,
14 Dec. 2024
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“Incongruousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incongruousness. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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