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Recent Examples of contrasts
Its bright white background contrasts with the blue and green design for an eye-catching look that’s sure to impress at every event.
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Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2025
His advice is to either stick with a flat white that contrasts with the walls or embrace a bold color for a dramatic effect.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2025
His measured review of Sabrina Carpenter’s Man’s Best Friend built analysis out of sharp comparisons and contrasts.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2025
The approach contrasts with typical method acting.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
This contrasts with previous magnetic micro robots requiring heavy, bulky and expensive electromagnets.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
Rooms are modern, minimalist, and soothing with dark interiors and wooden furniture that contrasts the pale floors and drapes.
—Sara Liss, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Oct. 2025
Showing Up’s potentially myopic perspective contrasts significantly from Reichardt’s Night Moves, a film about radical white environmental activists whose designs of blowing up a dam backfires, causing their inept leader Josh (Jesse Eisenberg) to erratically cover his tracks.
—Robert Daniels, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Her vitality contrasts interestingly with his reserve — which could make for nice chemistry, but instead results in us largely ignoring him and focusing our attentions on her.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Caley Sturgill, Southern Living, 20 Oct. 2025
His advice is to either stick with a flat white that contrasts with the walls or embrace a bold color for a dramatic effect.
—Elizabeth Fogarty, Better Homes & Gardens, 18 Oct. 2025
His measured review of Sabrina Carpenter’s Man’s Best Friend built analysis out of sharp comparisons and contrasts.
—Spencer Kornhaber, The Atlantic, 17 Oct. 2025
The approach contrasts with typical method acting.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
This contrasts with previous magnetic micro robots requiring heavy, bulky and expensive electromagnets.
—Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
Rooms are modern, minimalist, and soothing with dark interiors and wooden furniture that contrasts the pale floors and drapes.
—Sara Liss, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Oct. 2025
Showing Up’s potentially myopic perspective contrasts significantly from Reichardt’s Night Moves, a film about radical white environmental activists whose designs of blowing up a dam backfires, causing their inept leader Josh (Jesse Eisenberg) to erratically cover his tracks.
—Robert Daniels, Time, 10 Oct. 2025
Her vitality contrasts interestingly with his reserve — which could make for nice chemistry, but instead results in us largely ignoring him and focusing our attentions on her.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for contrasts
differs
Verb
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Fall planting differs a little from spring planting.—
Kim Toscano,
Southern Living,
24 Oct. 2025
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However, natural caffeine differs from synthetic caffeine in its overall nutritional value and potential health benefits.—
Brittany Lubeck,
Verywell Health,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Contrasts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contrasts. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
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