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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This is in stark contrast to the public personas of West's ex-wife Kim Kardashian, and ex-girlfriend Julia Fox.
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
That's in stark contrast to conventional funds, which saw some $300 billion of inflows in the fourth quarter alone.
—Felix Salmon, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
There’s Ardern, the graceful, good-humored leader, whose jovial nature and kindness-first approach is framed in sharp contrast to that of Donald Trump in the doc.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
The elegant and absurdly colorful movie musical sequences are meant to stand in sharp contrast to the increasingly grim physicality of the prison, where both Molina and Valentin are terrorized: beaten and poisoned and drugged.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 Jan. 2025
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Yaakov Katz, Newsweek, 7 Feb. 2025
That's in stark contrast to conventional funds, which saw some $300 billion of inflows in the fourth quarter alone.
—Felix Salmon, Axios, 7 Feb. 2025
There’s Ardern, the graceful, good-humored leader, whose jovial nature and kindness-first approach is framed in sharp contrast to that of Donald Trump in the doc.
—Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 27 Jan. 2025
The elegant and absurdly colorful movie musical sequences are meant to stand in sharp contrast to the increasingly grim physicality of the prison, where both Molina and Valentin are terrorized: beaten and poisoned and drugged.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 27 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 16 Feb. 2025.
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