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Recent Examples of contrasted
Julia Teti, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
Its light blue gingham plaid is made of cotton fabric, and the stocking is adorned with a mint green bow for a contrasted look.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
Paulina Likos, CNBC, 28 May 2026
Try a soft beige like Rivers Edge contrasted with clean, off-white trim and cabinets to keep the look airy, making the space feel bigger and lighter.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 28 May 2026
However, this is contrasted with interpretations of journalism as a complex and multilayered process in which events, issues, and ideas are made sense of, interpreted, and rearticulated.
—Steve Paulussen, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
Vanuatu definitely plays better on a modern-day viewing when contrasted against how kumbaya new-school seasons have been (at least until Survivor 46).
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
Fan groups contrasted 2026’s ticket prices to those in 2022, when the World Cup was played in Qatar.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
Trump contrasted his approach with that of former President Joe Biden, criticizing the use of prisoner exchanges involving financial concessions.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 16 May 2026
Turek highlighted his working-class background and contrasted his work for a nonprofit with Wahls’ work for a super PAC focused on electing young Democrats.
—ABC News, 14 May 2026
The shades of twilight in Badlands National Park would test the limits of a Crayola 64-pack—the darkening sky contrasted against multilayered rock formations changing colors in the dying light.
—Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 14 May 2026
Adjective
The neckline and bodice also featured contrasted fabric to the more muted emerald tone of the midi dress.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
Its light blue gingham plaid is made of cotton fabric, and the stocking is adorned with a mint green bow for a contrasted look.
—Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
Still, Nardone contrasted the softer total Costco membership growth with accelerating executive membership growth, the company’s most valuable tier and a much stronger indicator of customer loyalty and spending engagement.
—Paulina Likos, CNBC, 28 May 2026
Try a soft beige like Rivers Edge contrasted with clean, off-white trim and cabinets to keep the look airy, making the space feel bigger and lighter.
—Heather Bien, Southern Living, 28 May 2026
However, this is contrasted with interpretations of journalism as a complex and multilayered process in which events, issues, and ideas are made sense of, interpreted, and rearticulated.
—Steve Paulussen, Encyclopedia Britannica, 28 May 2026
Vanuatu definitely plays better on a modern-day viewing when contrasted against how kumbaya new-school seasons have been (at least until Survivor 46).
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 22 May 2026
Fan groups contrasted 2026’s ticket prices to those in 2022, when the World Cup was played in Qatar.
—Joseph Hernandez, Kansas City Star, 20 May 2026
Trump contrasted his approach with that of former President Joe Biden, criticizing the use of prisoner exchanges involving financial concessions.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 16 May 2026
Turek highlighted his working-class background and contrasted his work for a nonprofit with Wahls’ work for a super PAC focused on electing young Democrats.
—ABC News, 14 May 2026
The shades of twilight in Badlands National Park would test the limits of a Crayola 64-pack—the darkening sky contrasted against multilayered rock formations changing colors in the dying light.
—Robert Annis, Midwest Living, 14 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contrasted
Adjective
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Zidane and Ronaldo, whose fortunes had been entwined in such contrasting ways back in the 1998 World Cup final, met again.—
Amy Lawrence,
New York Times,
31 May 2026
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The drop waist of the garment added a touch of modernity with a voluminous bubble style skirt in a contrasting shade of light blue.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
11 May 2026
Verb
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Throughout the 19th century, as African and European influences permeated South America, the ingredients inside the hallaca began to change, and likely differed across region and class.—
Sophia Rey,
JSTOR Daily,
28 May 2026
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But spending on pets differed among income groups.—
Betty Lin-Fisher,
USA Today,
28 May 2026
Adjective
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Officials at the Air Resources Board then spent the last several months drafting and revising the plan voted on this week, which received considerable feedback from oil and gas companies, environmental groups, lobbyists and lawmakers all jockeying for different priorities.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
30 May 2026
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Each ticket costs $5, and players may pick six numbers from two separate pools of numbers - five different numbers from 1 to 70 (the white balls) and one number from 1 to 24 (the gold Mega Ball) - or select Easy Pick/Quick Pick.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
30 May 2026
Adjective
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Most old towns are singular districts, but Tokyo’s historic streetscape survives in disparate pockets, defined by narrow back alleys, traditional wooden houses, and small workshops that lack gardens or other buffer zones between building and street.—
Jessica Kozuka,
Travel + Leisure,
1 June 2026
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For The Washington Post Flex spaces, those multiuse areas that bend and grow to accommodate the disparate and changing needs of a household, took off during the pandemic.—
The Washington Post,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 May 2026
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“Contrasted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contrasted. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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