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
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
It’s less juxtaposition for juxtaposition’s sake and more an accurate reflection of the breakneck duality of living in a place like L.A.
From Los Angeles Times β Apr. 17, 2026
Fittingly, it falls to me, as someone who so awkwardly carried the label, to question it now, its juxtaposition of terms—minority, student.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
Those ideas are embodied in a thoughtful, thematically arranged miscellany of artifacts, with deliberate juxtapositions between past and present.
From The Wall Street Journal β Jul. 2, 2026
And there are plenty of hybrid creatures, apocalyptic nightmares, strange juxtapositions and drooping abnormalities of the melting-watch variety.
From The Wall Street Journal β Dec. 27, 2025
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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