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juxtapose

[juhk-stuh-pohz, juhk-stuh-pohz] / ˈdʒʌk stəˌpoʊz, ˌdʒʌk stəˈpoʊz /


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"Like, the rebel I am, I love to juxtapose," she says.

From BBC Aug. 12, 2026

The effect of the metanarrative is to juxtapose Byron’s violent passions with the careful, repressed behavior of one who hoped to capture him in literature.

From The Wall Street Journal Dec. 26, 2025

“How would we juxtapose that with an inner monologue that is more expressive?” he says.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 13, 2025

I'd say, "Just put this rough stuff out and juxtapose it to some interesting images that you shoot on your cell phone."

From Salon Sep. 18, 2024

The entries would juxtapose the mundane thrill and confusion of being a young girl with the terror of living with Danny.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel

Ms. Celenza juxtaposes this history with that of “Lift Every Voice and Sing,” by James Weldon Johnson, composed in 1900.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 23, 2026

This year's exhibit juxtaposes elegant fashion looks with paintings and sculpture: think a Saint Laurent design next to Van Gogh's "Irises", or a John Galliano gown for Maison Margiela paired with an antique statue.

From Barron's May 4, 2026

Johnson added: "It juxtaposes with the historic Johnny Haynes stand which was designed by a hero of the sports architectural industry, Archibald Leitch."

From BBC May 10, 2025

Longtime Macdonald collaborator Sam Rice-Edwards, the movie’s editor and co-director, unimaginatively juxtaposes concert performances with news footage.

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 11, 2025

Goldstein repeatedly juxtaposes nouns and pronouns in the first and third person: that child... me; she.../... herself; I... someone else.

From "The Sense of Style" by Steven Pinker

Video of these rattling sets, juxtaposed against Pop-A-Shot games, swiftly made the rounds on social media.

From Slate Jun. 25, 2026

The spokesperson said it’s understandable for reporters to ask questions about the conflicts, “but out of fairness, it should be juxtaposed by the fact that there’s been no indication of favorable treatment.”

From MarketWatch May 18, 2026

In many ways, they are fundamentally juxtaposed to each other.

From Salon Dec. 13, 2025

The wily old fox, his patter and his influence has juxtaposed a disconnect between the board and the stands.

From BBC Dec. 3, 2025

The city owes its ultramodern look to the French colonial buildings that are juxtaposed with the dingy, soot-covered ground-level houses.

From "First They Killed My Father: A Daughter of Cambodia Remembers" by Loung Ung

Suozzi and Moolenaar kicked off the 2020 NPB with a running shtick — juxtaposing their backgrounds.

From Salon May 29, 2026

I thought the idea of juxtaposing these couples at different stages felt like ripe ground.”

From Los Angeles Times Apr. 17, 2026

This show examines how her output responded to and influenced her teachers and contemporaries by juxtaposing her art with works by Helen Frankenthaler, Robert Motherwell, Isamu Noguchi, Peter Voulkos and others.

From The Wall Street Journal Oct. 26, 2025

The morning show also played a viral clip of typically silent Barron speaking, juxtaposing it with a clip of him as an eight-year-old.

From Salon Dec. 6, 2024

“They are now juxtaposing their typical day against this new feeling, what it feels like to not have cortisol going through the roof,” he says.

From "A Deadly Wandering: A Mystery, a Landmark Investigation, and the Astonishing Science of Attention in the Digital Age" by Matt Richtel




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