in stark/marked/sharp contrast with/to
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: very different from (something else)
His comments were in stark/marked/sharp contrast with/to his earlier statements.
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The period has been characterized as the Great Stay, in stark contrast to the Great Resignation.
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Rodin Cars The big idea behind Rodin is to build cars without bothering about vehicle regulations – in stark contrast to F1 cars, which are subject to several rules around how they're put together.
—New Atlas, 2 Jan. 2025
And since a love story requires a tactile anchor for its yearning, Gomes — in stark contrast to Marker — cast a pair of conventionally attractive actors to embody the characters described over the soundtrack.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Jan. 2025
But those statements stand in stark contrast to his hardline position to immediately begin the mass deportation of undocumented immigrants.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
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Dan Perry, Newsweek, 3 Jan. 2025
Rodin Cars The big idea behind Rodin is to build cars without bothering about vehicle regulations – in stark contrast to F1 cars, which are subject to several rules around how they're put together.
—New Atlas, 2 Jan. 2025
And since a love story requires a tactile anchor for its yearning, Gomes — in stark contrast to Marker — cast a pair of conventionally attractive actors to embody the characters described over the soundtrack.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 1 Jan. 2025
But those statements stand in stark contrast to his hardline position to immediately begin the mass deportation of undocumented immigrants.
—Michael T. Nietzel, Forbes, 1 Jan. 2025
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“In stark/marked/sharp contrast with/to.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20stark%2Fmarked%2Fsharp%20contrast%20with%2Fto. Accessed 8 Jan. 2025.
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