The French Resistance
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.
A living death
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.
You must make haste slowly
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.
I am an impulsive liar. Just act naturally.
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Yes, there is an oxymoron in "Esperanza Rising." An example is when Esperanza describes the fire in her throat as she struggles to swallow the bitter taste of the hard, cold unripe apricots. The juxtaposition of fire and cold creates an oxymoron.