con·tras·tive | \ kən-ˈtra-stiv 
, ˈkän-ˌtra- \
, ˈkän-ˌtra- \Definition of contrastive
: forming or consisting of a contrast
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Recent Examples on the Web The two women, mostly onstage together, occupy the zones separately, their contrastive presences balanced: Ms. Beiser hot and more sedentary, Ms. Whelan cool but mobile.
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Brian Seibert, New York Times, "Review: Wendy Whelan and Maya Beiser’s Meditation on 9/11," 1 Aug. 2019 While climbing a Martian mountain, NASA's Curiosity rover has come across a crater capable of creating contrastive chemical environments.
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David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "Findings in Crater Good Sign for Habitability on Mars," 14 Dec. 2016 The group with contrastive analysis not only discovered something about English.
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The Economist, "JohnsonThe importance of proper and improper English," 2 Nov. 2017
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