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What is an oxymoron with ten examples?

An oxymoron is a figure of speech that combines two contradictory terms. Here are ten examples:

1. Living Dead: The dead are, by definition, not living.

2. Pretty Ugly: Something cannot be both pretty and ugly.

3. Deafening Silence: Silence cannot be deafening.

4. Original Copy: A copy cannot be original.

5. Military Intelligence: This phrase plays on the stereotype that intelligence is not common in the military.

6. Act Naturally: Acting implies being unnatural.

7. Bitter Sweet: These two flavors contradict each other.

8. Clearly Confused: Confusion implies a lack of clarity.

9. Jumbo Shrimp: Shrimp are small, not jumbo.

10. Same Difference: "Same" and "difference" are opposites.

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