as in difference
the quality or state of being different
the contrast between the two approaches to the problem of overeating could not be greater
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Recent Examples of contrast
Zhou Bo, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Rulers, by contrast, tend to jealously guard their dignity.
—Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
Aditya Reddy Kurre, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
The presentation of the dash and center console is an exercise in juxtaposition, with analog instrument gauges contrasted by an Alpine touchscreen display.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2025
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Noun
These remarks were a sharp contrast with that of his predecessor Lloyd Austin, who said at the same Shangri-La Dialogue a year earlier that a conflict was neither imminent nor inevitable.
—Zhou Bo, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Rulers, by contrast, tend to jealously guard their dignity.
—Michelle Goldberg, Mercury News, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
Our new analyses revealed contrasting dental wear signatures between the two co-occurring ground sloth species.
—Aditya Reddy Kurre, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2025
The presentation of the dash and center console is an exercise in juxtaposition, with analog instrument gauges contrasted by an Alpine touchscreen display.
—Viju Mathew, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contrast
Noun
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With goal difference not a factor in this three-match format, there was no incentive for Miami to push forward in the final period, and Nashville never looked like turning the contest around.—
The Athletic Staff,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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Careful measurement of these differences might still allow scientists to distinguish between the two scenarios.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Both a quarantine and blockade are similar in essence, though differ in personnel and severity.—
Charlie Campbell,
Time,
23 Oct. 2025
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Part of the reason for the differing groups divided between north and south was likely due to climate conditions, Flynn said.—
Ashley Strickland,
CNN Money,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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There’s no spark of distinctiveness in any of these characters.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
26 Sep. 2025
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However, because capital appropriates the powers of living labor to itself, the distinctiveness of the latter is deeply obscured.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
Noun
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The project will identify achievements and limitations in diversity data collection and provide recommendations and actionable insights to inform best practices.—
Zac Ntim,
Deadline,
28 Oct. 2025
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And the same behaviors and structures that have held back board diversity elsewhere apply in AI.—
Emma Hinchliffe,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The biggest distinction is that symptoms leading up to menopause last for a much longer time, while postpartum symptoms will lessen over weeks and months post-birth.—
Melissa Willets,
Parents,
27 Oct. 2025
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With that distinction in mind, though, the Smithsonian's communications with Congress might not be considered lobbying, as the lawmakers' letter accuses.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Contrast.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contrast. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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