juxtaposition
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"This juxtaposition could make it more difficult for Meta to build credibility in an area where it's already a laggard," Smiley added.
From Barron's β Jul. 29, 2026
“I think the juxtaposition is the point,” Orchison said.
From Slate β Jun. 25, 2026
Meagan adds that she enjoys the juxtaposition of the "bravado" of ice hockey mixed with the characters' "vulnerability underneath".
From BBC β May 30, 2026
The resulting juxtaposition offers a stark symbol of the economic fallout from the Iran war: Sailors are stuck on ships loaded with tens of millions of dollars worth of fertilizer, yet are left rationing food.
From The Wall Street Journal β May 9, 2026
The juxtaposition of these two remarks was startling.
From " The Great Gatsby" by F. Scott Fitzgerald
Mr. Romm emphasizes this through close juxtapositions: From Diphilus, a fourth-century comic writer, we learn that “time is a strange craftsman; it refashions all of us but makes us always worse.”
From The Wall Street Journal β Jun. 8, 2026
Loïc Gouzer, a former Christie’s rainmaker who created the app six years ago, said ensconcing Banksy inside a luxury jeweler nodded to the artist’s preference for high-low juxtapositions.
From The Wall Street Journal β May 21, 2026
He followed it with a succession of intensely theatrical divertissements, often revolving around unexpected intellectual conceits or bizarre juxtapositions and featuring brilliant dialogue, puns, repartee, double meanings and misunderstandings.
From BBC β Nov. 29, 2025
In “No Other Choice,” his transitions and visual juxtapositions convey profound themes beneath the satirical surface.
From Los Angeles Times β Nov. 18, 2025
The loveliest scenes, he found, were comprised of the simplest, most natural juxtapositions of native plants.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
Vocabulary lists containing juxtaposition
Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Introductory
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The AP English Exam: Rhetorical and Literary Terms 1
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Reading: Literature - Literary Devices & Figures of Speech - Middle School
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