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Oxymoron Examples: Contradictions That Actually Work

Oxymoron examples graphic listing deafening silence, bittersweet, jumbo shrimp, living dead.

Introduction An oxymoron is a figure of speech that pairs two contradictory words, usually an adjective and a noun to create a compressed, often striking new meaning, such as “deafening silence” or “bittersweet.” Unlike a paradox, which needs a full sentence or idea to build its contradiction, an oxymoron packs the tension into just two … Read more