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  • n  conjoining contradictory terms (as in `deafening silence')

  • No doubt "solutions" was a slipbut the notion that "Democratic ideas" might not be an oxymoron represented one small step forward for the perpetually benighted Donkey party.
  • Blind photography: the very concept sounds like an oxymoron.
  • The hoary joke that a "religious Democrat" is more of an oxymoron than "jumbo shrimp" couldn't be more wrong in this election cycle, in which it's the Democrats who are talking .
News & Articles

  • Preview: The not-so-good book
    A one-man night of comic theatre returns to Theatrikos Theatre Company with “The Book of Moron,” a follow-up to Robert Dubac’s “The Male Intellect: An Oxymoron.”
    June 12, 2013 - Arizona Daily Sun
  • Schoolboy Q releases single featuring Kendrick Lamar
    Schoolboy Q released “Collard Greens” today in anticipation for his upcoming LP Oxymoron . The track features fellow Black Hippy member Kendrick Lamar. read more
    June 11, 2013 - TheCelebrityCafe.com
Quotes

  • Stuart Appleby in USA Today
    Poa annua and smooth is almost an oxymoron,Appleby said. "It's tough. This week, they seem to be not too puffy. The ball is doing everything that any player would want it to do. For some reason here, they got it right."
  • Bart Scott in Washington Post
    I'm a nice guy,Scott said. "This MadBacker shirt [he was wearing] is actually an oxymoron. I'm actually the nice, happy backer. And whenever I see Chad, I'm always shooting him comments like: 'Nice gold. Hey, you look good in blond. Cool...
  • Stephen Fleming in Reuters India
    It's an oxymoron to say there's a weak Australian side, there's no such thing,Fleming said.

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