contrast
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It’s meant to contrast with the walls designed to repel refugees.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026
It is a contrast to the first World Cup on US soil, in 1994, the tournament which still holds the all-time attendance record at 3.6 million.
From Barron's • Jun. 9, 2026
The same shortage is a windfall for the companies on the other side of the wall, and the contrast is the most useful map an investor has.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 8, 2026
In contrast, imagine a purely three-dimensional elephant that flashes into the room for an instant: a cross-sectional moment in the life of an existing elephant, appearing and disappearing like a ghost.
From Science Daily • Jun. 8, 2026
“I chose him to contrast her, and to complement. Perhaps I chose too well.”
From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern
Vocabulary lists containing contrast
The SAT: Language of the Test, List 2
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Against All Odds: Contra and Counter
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The Language of Standardized Tests, List 2
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