in stark/marked/sharp contrast with/to
idiom
: very different from (something else)
His comments were in stark/marked/sharp contrast with/to his earlier statements.
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Yet the degree of restraint shown since lawmakers returned from a two-week recess stands in stark contrast to what had until this point been a public airing of grievances over Biden.
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David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 July 2024
This stands in stark contrast to beta particles, which can traverse millimeters of tissue before their energy is depleted.
—Discover Magazine, 8 July 2024
And that’s something that lies in stark contrast to the deep existential concerns just a short Eurostar train ride away.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 4 July 2024
Today's weather stands in stark contrast to Britain's last general election on Dec. 12, 2019, when temperatures were much cooler and many lining up at polling stations had to endure rain, prompting concerns the dreary weather might affect voter turnout (even if Londoners are used to it).
—NBC News, 4 July 2024
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David Sivak, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 10 July 2024
This stands in stark contrast to beta particles, which can traverse millimeters of tissue before their energy is depleted.
—Discover Magazine, 8 July 2024
And that’s something that lies in stark contrast to the deep existential concerns just a short Eurostar train ride away.
—Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 4 July 2024
Today's weather stands in stark contrast to Britain's last general election on Dec. 12, 2019, when temperatures were much cooler and many lining up at polling stations had to endure rain, prompting concerns the dreary weather might affect voter turnout (even if Londoners are used to it).
—NBC News, 4 July 2024
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