in stark/marked/sharp contrast with/to
idiom
: very different from (something else)
His comments were in stark/marked/sharp contrast with/to his earlier statements.
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Anora is one of the lowest-grossing Best Picture winners in recent years, in stark contrast to last year’s Oppenheimer, which became the highest-grossing Best Picture winner in two decades, according to The Wrap.
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Trump loves the monarchy and Starmer has repeatedly used the royals to warm the president to Britain, in stark contrast to the explosive interaction between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky last week.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
But in stark contrast to the level shorelines on Earth, the Martian feature was jaggedly irregular, with height differences of up to 6.2 miles (10 kilometers).
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
Martinez, specifically, has been below usual high standards in the league, with his save percentage (63 per cent) in stark contrast to his Champions League performances (84.6 per cent).
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 2025
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Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Trump loves the monarchy and Starmer has repeatedly used the royals to warm the president to Britain, in stark contrast to the explosive interaction between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky last week.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
But in stark contrast to the level shorelines on Earth, the Martian feature was jaggedly irregular, with height differences of up to 6.2 miles (10 kilometers).
—Ashley Strickland, CNN, 28 Feb. 2025
Martinez, specifically, has been below usual high standards in the league, with his save percentage (63 per cent) in stark contrast to his Champions League performances (84.6 per cent).
—Jacob Tanswell, The Athletic, 25 Feb. 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 9 Mar. 2025.
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