Thesaurus results for JUXTAPOSE

juxtapose

verb

Definition of juxtapose

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 It’s juxtaposed with a custom sapele front door carved with hundreds of rings that Smith drew by hand to represent growth. — Morgan Goldberg, Architectural Digest, 12 Oct. 2026 Noah Goldstein, Sir Dylan, and Jake Miller, who produced the song with Rosalía, were surgical in structuring this masterpiece together, juxtaposing the song’s irreverence with its intense spirituality. — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026 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 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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Those offseason moves, combined with the injuries, have withered the depth that had allowed Presti to be patient in trade negotiations during previous seasons, without feeling a need to make splashy midseason acquisitions.

— Andrew Greif, NBC news, 29 Oct. 2026
Today, the event has evolved into the world’s largest online and physical shopping event, consistently outperforming Black Friday and Cyber Monday combined.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 29 Oct. 2026

Definition of combine

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Coffee growing in Ethiopia is dominated by smallholders, whose beans are mixed together and sold on.

— Damian Zane, semafor.com, 26 Oct. 2026
Billed as Pokémon Night Out, the show mixed together the creatures from the popular video games and trading cards with the lasers, pyrotechnics and mind-blowing visuals of EDM music.

— Jordan Moreau, Variety, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of mix

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The closures will alternate between northbound and southbound lanes, with only one direction closed at a time.

— Sacramento Bee contributor, Sacbee.com, 23 Oct. 2026
Then, drive your right knee in toward your chest and quickly step it back to plank position, continuing to alternate.

— Sarah Stiefvater, Flow Space, 23 Oct. 2026

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