EX: The sandstorm brought on a bout of dry rain from all directions.
The "dry rain" is a metaphor and an oxymoron.
A possible example of an oxymoron for rain would be "heavy mist," as mist suggests light, fine precipitation while heavy indicates a strong, dense rain.
George Carlin referred to "military intelligence" as an oxymoron in one of his comedy performances.
The antonym of an oxymoron is a tautology. For example: "almost exactly" is an oxymoron. "Tiny little" is a tautology.
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When two opposite words are used in one phrase. An example of an oxymoron is "clearly confused"
The term 'jumbo shrimp' is an example of an oxymoron. The term 'military intelligence' is not a true oxymoron, but it seems that way sometimes. He was not the first veterinarian to discover that a 'small elephant' was an oxymoron.
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An 'austere clown' is an example of an oxymoron.
There is no such thing as a 'desert rain forest.' The term is and oxymoron.
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An example of an oxymoron in The Cay by Theodore Taylor is "deafening silence." This phrase combines two contradictory words, as silence is typically associated with quietness, not loudness.
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