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contrast

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verb (1)

as in to differ
to be unlike; to not be the same her depressed mood today contrasts sharply with her good spirits yesterday

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contrasting

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verb (2)

present participle of contrast
as in differing
to be unlike; to not be the same her depressed mood today contrasts sharply with her good spirits yesterday

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contrasting

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adjective

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of contrasting
Noun
After all, the moody duet features the gorgeously contrasting tones of Bon Iver's Justin Vernon with Swift's more delicate vocals as the two portray exes who are parsing what went wrong in their relationship. Lauren Huff, Entertainment Weekly, 4 Oct. 2025 In part, the contrasting results show the importance of how survey questions are worded. Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
Verb
In contrast, Manchester City, whose first Champions League title in 2023 should have been the gateway to several more, have lost the knack for continental dominance. Phil Hay, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025 One Seamless System Readdy was built as a unified platform in contrast to the old website developers. Lyssanoel Frater, USA Today, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
Lillusory Two-Piece Cardigan & Wide-Leg Lounge Set This cardigan-style top, detailed with gold buttons and a contrasting trim, has a timeless appeal with all the comfort of a modern-day loungewear set. Melanie Fincher, Southern Living, 7 Oct. 2025 It’s crafted from 100 percent wool, and has khakhi and cream hues that contrast well against hardwood floors and pairs well with other neutrals or pops of color. Maggie Horton, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
At night, try layering an edgy leather bomber jacket over a romantic slip dress—the contrasting silhouettes work surprisingly well together. Kelsey Stewart, Glamour, 3 Oct. 2025 The menswear designer's ensemble consisted of a knee-grazing black cardigan with a contrasting denim collar and button trim, matching black pants and black leather loafers. Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for contrasting
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contrasting
Noun
  • But at least some of his teammates notice a difference in Guerrero when the opponent is New York.
    Ken Rosenthal, New York Times, 5 Oct. 2025
  • The sherry needs to be manzanilla or fino, which is a difference in kind to the more oxidative types of sherry, like Amontillado, Oloroso, Palo Cortado, or the very sweet Pedro Ximénez.
    Jason O'Bryan, Robb Report, 4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Businesses also use VPNs to keep their proprietary information and data on a single server, especially if workers are spread out among different offices, according to developer platform Cloudflare.
    Arpan Lobo, Freep.com, 4 Oct. 2025
  • Unfortunately, the offensive line that has done well in the first four weeks of the season is set to look far different in Week 5, which Cowboys fans learned in the team's injury report released on Friday.
    Reice Shipley, MSNBC Newsweek, 4 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Protests in Morocco and Madagascar, two disparate and distant African countries, highlight the younger generation’s frustrations over enduring years of poor governance.
    Greg Dixon, NPR, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Such as especially the case with sneakers, which can be cobbled together from as many as 60 wholly disparate parts, each designed to coddle, protect or perform, from leather uppers to EVA midsoles to the individual metal eyelet through which a cotton or polyester shoelace can be braced and secured.
    Jasmin Malik Chua, Sourcing Journal, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • There’s no spark of distinctiveness in any of these characters.
    Judy Berman, Time, 26 Sep. 2025
  • However, because capital appropriates the powers of living labor to itself, the distinctiveness of the latter is deeply obscured.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • 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
Noun
  • Gender diversity is not pathological, agrees the American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, another organization that’s critical of the practice.
    Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 7 Oct. 2025
  • There’s Andrea Labbée, a motivational speaker with a theater background; Gaile Holland, for decades a local ballet teacher whose former students include Winter; and Lisa Nalven, a veteran of notable modern dance companies, now a photographer impassioned by human diversity.
    Guillermo Perez, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Alice In Chains’ Mike Inez and Smashing Pumpkins’ Billy Corgan, all reflecting on Ozzy’s incomparable musical impact.
    Andrew McGowan, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
  • Mira Mira’s rap abilities are incomparable.
    Lea Veloso, StyleCaster, 7 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • But an important distinction that also remains murky is input versus output.
    Brian Welk, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The key distinction is that those founders built wealth by focusing on increasing the value of their existing equity stakes, while taking minimal or no compensation, rather than seeking massive equity grants on top of their founder stakes, said Hoffmann.
    Amanda Gerut, Fortune, 5 Oct. 2025

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“Contrasting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contrasting. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.

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