as in to combine
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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
The event — which juxtaposed the glamorous Housewives against suit-and-tie-clad lawmakers — was also attended by April McClain Delaney and Cory Booker.
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Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
Kallat’s artistic practice encompasses painting, collage, photography, and installation, and explores themes of time, space, measurement, and nature, frequently juxtaposing the historic with the present, and the celestial with the mundane.
—News Desk, Artforum, 16 Mar. 2026
The interior spaces artfully play with old and new—Jacobean florals and damask textiles juxtapose nicely with custom wood furniture and bespoke BDDW ceramics (a favorite of Gwyneth Paltrow’s) in the form of lamps, room key fobs, and toilet paper holders, of all things.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Mar. 2026
Pittman, who had already admonished another defense lawyer for bringing an authorized poster board that juxtaposed scenes of seemingly peaceful protest with a fiery riot, suggested that the defense was trying to equate its side of the case with the civil rights movement.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
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Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 18 Mar. 2026
Kallat’s artistic practice encompasses painting, collage, photography, and installation, and explores themes of time, space, measurement, and nature, frequently juxtaposing the historic with the present, and the celestial with the mundane.
—News Desk, Artforum, 16 Mar. 2026
The interior spaces artfully play with old and new—Jacobean florals and damask textiles juxtapose nicely with custom wood furniture and bespoke BDDW ceramics (a favorite of Gwyneth Paltrow’s) in the form of lamps, room key fobs, and toilet paper holders, of all things.
—Wilder Davies, Bon Appetit Magazine, 14 Mar. 2026
Pittman, who had already admonished another defense lawyer for bringing an authorized poster board that juxtaposed scenes of seemingly peaceful protest with a fiery riot, suggested that the defense was trying to equate its side of the case with the civil rights movement.
—Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 13 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for juxtapose
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The platform represents a new generation of physical AI systems that combine perception, reasoning, and natural interaction.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
25 Mar. 2026
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Miller, Ball and Miles Bridges combined for four 3-pointers as part of a 15-0 run as the Hornets opened up a 98-57 lead.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacbee.com,
25 Mar. 2026
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At times, the ideological beliefs of some militants were mixed with financial opportunism, a motivation shared also by some politicians and military officers.—
Noo Saro-Wiwa,
The Dial,
24 Mar. 2026
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There’s a rule in quantum physics that all identical quantum states are indistinguishable from one another, and that enables them to mix together.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
24 Mar. 2026
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Chapters alternate between Sam as a boy and as a man, a strategy that allows the reader to be reassured that Sam will survive his childhood trials.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
22 Mar. 2026
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The illustrious troupe performs two alternating programs as part of its exclusive multiyear Southern California residency under the leadership of new Artist Director Alicia Graf Mack.—
Arts Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Juxtapose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/juxtapose. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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