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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That’s how North Beach, the Miami Beach neighborhood that stands in sharp contrast to oft-electric South Beach, was usually described.
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Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
But those statements stood in stark contrast to the narrative and conspiracy theories that quickly spread online.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 17 June 2025
Their presence was in stark contrast to the downtown surrounding them, which was quiet, heavily vandalized and lined with police and National Guard vehicles.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
The celebration comes in stark contrast to the race weekend in Barcelona for the Dutchman, who was hit with a ten-second penalty for crashing into George Russell, leading him to finish tenth.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 June 2025
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Jeffrey Steele, Forbes.com, 27 June 2025
But those statements stood in stark contrast to the narrative and conspiracy theories that quickly spread online.
—Elizabeth Robinson, NBC news, 17 June 2025
Their presence was in stark contrast to the downtown surrounding them, which was quiet, heavily vandalized and lined with police and National Guard vehicles.
—Hailey Branson-Potts, Los Angeles Times, 9 June 2025
The celebration comes in stark contrast to the race weekend in Barcelona for the Dutchman, who was hit with a ten-second penalty for crashing into George Russell, leading him to finish tenth.
—Saajan Jogia, MSNBC Newsweek, 8 June 2025
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“In stark/marked/sharp contrast with/to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20stark%2Fmarked%2Fsharp%20contrast%20with%2Fto. Accessed 16 Jul. 2025.
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