by/in contrast
idiom
: when compared to another : when looked at or thought about in relation to similar objects or people to set off dissimilar qualities
She had a big personality, which made her husband seem dull by contrast.
—often + with or toIn contrast with last year's profits, the company is not doing very well.
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Mifepristone, in contrast, stops the pregnancy from progressing by blocking an important hormone.
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Liana Simstrom, NPR, 22 June 2025
The Heat, by contrast, hold the No. 20 pick in Wednesday night’s first round, with limited second-round capital going forward.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 22 June 2025
This is in contrast to most traditional Hindu narratives, in which the husband rejects a wife who has been ‘defiled’ by another man’s attentions.
—Radha Vatsal
june 20, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025
In the nineteenth century, by contrast, hair was as essential to the body as any of its flesh-and-bone parts.
—Literary Hub, 9 June 2025
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Liana Simstrom, NPR, 22 June 2025
The Heat, by contrast, hold the No. 20 pick in Wednesday night’s first round, with limited second-round capital going forward.
—Ira Winderman, Sun Sentinel, 22 June 2025
This is in contrast to most traditional Hindu narratives, in which the husband rejects a wife who has been ‘defiled’ by another man’s attentions.
—Radha Vatsal
june 20, Literary Hub, 20 June 2025
In the nineteenth century, by contrast, hair was as essential to the body as any of its flesh-and-bone parts.
—Literary Hub, 9 June 2025
See All Example Sentences for by/in contrast
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“By/in contrast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%2Fin%20contrast. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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