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 The clip juxtaposes plenty of action and comedy as Gibbs, Franks, and company bust heads out in the field and back in the office. Randall Colburn, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Oct. 2025 Neeson’s serious demeanor juxtaposed with the playful density and bizarre escapades of his crime fighting character make for a uproarious comedy, true to the Zucker Brothers’ original tone. Andrew McGowan, Variety, 29 Sep. 2025 The idea of 24 frames a second, something that is hard to grasp, but in this sequence, in this flow, becomes a seamless moving picture is juxtaposed with with this gas inside of this tube which becomes an eternal glow. Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 28 Sep. 2025 Flacco is an actual statue juxtaposed with Jackson. Eddie Brown, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for juxtapose
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  • Current Increment 1 systems from Leonardo DRS and General Dynamics Land Systems already combine Stinger missiles and 30mm cannons on Stryker vehicles.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 21 Oct. 2025
  • Today, the Salon des Nouveaux Ensembliers aims to be a contemporary equivalent, bringing together designers and more than 150 artisans to combine tradition and sustainable innovation.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 20 Oct. 2025
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  • The miso butterscotch brownie mixes caramel cream, miso and gluten-free dark chocolate brownies.
    Carlos Rico, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Oct. 2025
  • Reports revealed that there was also a sigh of relief from those who had feared federal officials might be planning a last-minute retreat from the technique known as vitrification, in which waste is mixed with molten silicate and other materials to create inert glass logs.
    Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
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  • Djed Spence and Destiny Udogie have alternated at left-back.
    Mark Carey, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
  • According to the researchers, the technology alternates silver ions and trithioisocyanuric acid (TCA) layers on an electrode substrate.
    Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Juxtapose.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/juxtapose. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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