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oxymoron

[ok-si-mawr-on, -mohr-] / ˌɒk sɪˈmɔr ɒn, -ˈmoʊr- /


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Outside, I flew my Oxymoron flag: the red and blue of the union jack represented in its complementary colours, which make it become the green and orange of the Irish tricolour.

From The Guardian • May 6, 2019

The last has released one of 2014's best debut albums in "Oxymoron," which he'll showcase on Saturday.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 29, 2014

In addition to typically magnetic rhythms from Top Dawg producers Digi+Phonics, "Oxymoron" offers crawling beats from Pharrell; Mike Will Made It; Tyler, the Creator; Clams Casino and the Alchemist.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2014

On his debut album Oxymoron, Schoolboy Q proved his skills behind the microphone and his ability to rat-a-tat out verses with the best of them.

From Time • Jun. 2, 2014

Oxymoron as Behold them unbeheld, unheard Hear all. —'none'.

From The Early Poems of Alfred Lord Tennyson by Collins, John Churton




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