as in combining
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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 juxtaposing
And those were the juxtaposing opinions throughout a trial run of an evening as Florida faced Long Island University to open the 2025 season.
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Noah White, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
The festival would know that better than most, juxtaposing classical music—and its expectation of monkish silence—with the heart of Chicago’s downtown, and the human mix therein.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
And while, in this case, RIP doesn’t stand for ‘rest in peace,’ the brand doesn’t shy away from juxtaposing life and death.
—Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Noah White, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2025
The festival would know that better than most, juxtaposing classical music—and its expectation of monkish silence—with the heart of Chicago’s downtown, and the human mix therein.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 16 Aug. 2025
And while, in this case, RIP doesn’t stand for ‘rest in peace,’ the brand doesn’t shy away from juxtaposing life and death.
—Andrew Watman, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for juxtaposing
Verb
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Marines are trained for fast, flexible missions combining air, land, and sea tactics.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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By combining robotics and environmental science, the researchers are creating cost-effective tools that improve data collection.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Sep. 2025
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The project is being positioned as a theatrical horror experience mixing scares with romance, built around the real-life historical event.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
3 Sep. 2025
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Well, there are many, many mixing desk tapes which would, in the Seventies, have been done to cassette.—
Andy Greene,
Rolling Stone,
3 Sep. 2025
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Sigle started all three preseason games, alternating as a tandem with incumbent Ji’Ayir Brown and newcomer Jason Pinnock.—
Cam Inman,
Mercury News,
7 Sep. 2025
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Narrator Jacek Zubiel switches from Polish to English, alternating between Bethany and Nel’s colliding worlds.—
Jourdain Searles,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Sep. 2025
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“Juxtaposing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/juxtaposing. Accessed 10 Sep. 2025.
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