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Leonardo DiCaprio wanders a frozen wasteland in search of an Oscar.
The Revenant
The plural form of "hoof" (Old English)
Hooves
This homonym (same-name) refers to both a piece of jewelry & the action of producing sound through striking, usually on metal (v.).
Ring
These two early presidents, despite being political rivals and respective leaders in the Federalist and Democratic Republican parties, had deep respect for each out and grew over time to be the closest of friends, and they both die on the same day, July 4, 1826, about five hours apart from each other.
John Adams & Thomas Jefferson
This theory, which scientists overwhelming agree upon, is based on thousands of independently corroborating studies, and shows that the global environment is being negatively affected by the post-industrial use of fossil fuels.
Climate Change (or Global Warming)
A fox, a bear, and a badger have some serious disagreements with the way a wolf and a lion choose to govern the land.
Robin Hood (Disney)
The plural form of "phenomenon" (Greek)
Phenomena
This homograph (i.e. same-writing) refers to either a low or deep tone (n. or adj.) OR type of fish found in both salt and fresh water (n.).
Bass
In the 2007 Democratic primary, the original frontrunner attempted to slow the rise of one of her political rivals (who would ultimately go on to win the primary and presidency) by circulating a picture of him wearing a turban in order to stoke Islamophobic attitude; nevertheless, in the spirit of party unity, she received a prominent position in his cabinet as Secretary of State.
Hilary Clinton & Barrack Obama
The scientific theory which emphasizes the interconnectedness of space and time.
Einstein's theory of relativity
A guy and his overly aggressive, imaginary friend form a club and take on the finance sector.
Fight Club
The plural form of "thesis" (Greek).
Theses
These two homophones (i.e. same-sound) refer to 1.) a novel state (adj.) AND 2.) something that is understood and internalized (v. pret.).
New & Knew
Despite being from the same party, this current Republican senator broke party lines and voted twice to impeach his political rival, who was both his party's leader and a former president.
Mitt Romney & Donald Trump
Scientists have recently focused more on the study of this invisible force which is much stronger than gravity.
Electro-magnetism
A retired soldier, suffering the loss of his family and post-traumatic stress, turns down a leadership position, only to become enslaved, lead a rebellion and ultimately assassinate head of state.
Gladiator
The plural form of "appendix" (Latin)
Not "appendixes"
Appendices
This homograph (i.e. same-writing) refers to either a common type of knot (n.) OR refers to the action of inclining oneself (v.).
Bow
Although she formally represents the New York, this democratic socialist raised almost 5 million dollars for Texas during the recent devastating snowstorm there. Meanwhile, her fiercest political rival, who has repeatedly demonized her and is a current senator in Texas, fled with his family to Mexico returning shortly thereafter to show his support for struggling Texans with the minimalist gesture of handing out water bottles at a BBQ.
AOC (Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez) & Ted Cruz
Although many today regard science as an ideology (i.e. a collection of beliefs and way of thinking of the world), science is technically considered what kind of process.
Scientific Method (Methodology)
Angsty emo girl struggles for years with whether to choose a corpse or a canine for a boyfriend.
Twilight
The plural form of "bureau" (French).
Not "bureaus"
"Bureaux"
These two homophones (i.e. same-sound) refer to 1.) a common piece of sporting equipment (n.) AND 2.) the action of uncontrollably weeping or crying (v.).
Ball & Bawl
During the 2019 Democratic primary, this progressive candidate swiftly took down her late-to-the-game political rival during his first debate by highlighting the many characteristics that this billionaire shared with former president Trump, especially with respect to issues of sexism.
Elizabeth Warren & Michael Bloomberg
According to the Drake Equation, a conservative probabilistic formula used to estimate the number of active, communicative extraterrestrial civilizations, suggests that there are at least 1,000 and as many as 100,000 planets with communicable lifeforms in which local region in space?
The Milky Way Galaxy