as in incongruity
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Noun
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But that incongruity becomes part of The Monkey’s strange sense of humor.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
21 Feb. 2025 -
To me, their beauty derives in part from their incongruity with the sky’s naturally occurring features.—
Kate Folk,
New York Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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Martin, who is averaging 10.0 points per game, struggled with illness and inconsistency during the first half of the season.—
Matt Le Cren,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Feb. 2025
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This growth potential stems from the inefficiencies of traditional trade finance systems, including operational bottlenecks, pricing inconsistencies and limited market access.—
Andreas Schweitzer,
Forbes,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Through a playful yet serious, if not tragic, way of narrating society and its incongruences, Birgit Jürgenssen and Cinzia Ruggeri reflect on clothes and accessories as a way to express identity but also as a tool to analyze the societal and physical spaces occupied by women.—
PhotoVogue,
Vogue,
21 Feb. 2025
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These included, but were not limited to: Gender incongruence.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
Noun
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When every part of the company works off the same platform, rolling out changes becomes much simpler as there’s no need to worry about incompatibility.—
Maksym Kryvoshlyk,
Forbes,
24 Oct. 2024
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Turkey’s claim that the United States never warned of this incompatibility is simply not true.—
Philip H. Gordon,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Jan. 2020
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“Incongruousness.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/incongruousness. Accessed 14 Mar. 2025.
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