juxtapose

Definition of juxtaposenext
as in to combine
formal to place (different things) together in order to create an interesting effect or to show how they are the same or different The new museum display juxtaposes modern art with classical art.

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Recent Examples of juxtapose On one wall were photos of people in addiction juxtaposed with photos of the same individuals in recovery. — Oliver Whang, New Yorker, 7 Oct. 2026 The old and new mix perfectly, with original crown moldings juxtaposed by contemporary carpets in abstract patterns. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026 Then there are novels that just feel online, deploying punchy paragraphs with ample white space, juxtaposing the everyday with the incendiary, the poetic, and the absurd. — Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026 Wave Maker is an almost audacious turquoise-blue, especially juxtaposed against Colorado’s autumn yellows. — Denver Post, 2 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for juxtapose
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  • Rays batters struck out 13 times after combining for 14 in the first two games.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Holland was ousted in 2020, when Sarandos combined English-language and international content under Bajaria (elevating the latter to the largest autonomous content job in the streamer’s history).
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 Oct. 2026
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  • Critics were mixed on the film, which follows a Facebook engineer (Mikey Madison) who leaks thousands of internal documents to a reporter (Jeremy Allen White) to blow the whistle on the company’s dark practices.
    — Ellise Shafer, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
  • For now, the reception to the finding has been mixed, largely because of Tsiokos’s significant use of generative AI in the proof.
    — Rachel Crowell, Scientific American, 12 Oct. 2026
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  • Cooper Powers also played more at right guard after alternating between left guard and center.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The schedule also introduces Banana Ball 360, a Notre Dame Stadium event with games alternating between two fields.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

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“Juxtapose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/juxtapose. Accessed 19 Oct. 2026.

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