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Ironic
1. using words to express the opposite of their literal meaning; 2. markedly different from what was expected.
One and the same, one in the same
One and the same is the standard form, even if one in the same also makes sense.
Magnate vs. magnet
Magnate: a powerful person in a business or industry. Magnet: an object with a magnetic field.
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Purposely vs. purposefully
Purposely: on purpose. Purposefully: determinedly or with a sense of purpose.
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Apotheosis
= (1) deification, (2) glorification, and (3) an exalted or glorified example.
