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contrasted

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verb

past tense of contrast
as in differed
to be unlike; to not be the same her depressed mood today contrasts sharply with her good spirits yesterday

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Verb
  • What differed this time around was how Rousteing’s take on showiness relied strongly on organic form, animal print, and fetishism than its usual out-there irreverence.
    Julian Randall, Essence, 6 Mar. 2025
  • Where the batteries differed is their approach of charging/ discharging rates when compared to their maximum capacity.
    Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 6 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • In biology, sometimes many different molecules can do the same job.
    Philip Ball, Wired News, 8 June 2025
  • The British Royal Family is no different; their problems just play out on a bigger stage.
    Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 8 June 2025
Adjective
  • What’s the key to getting a group of disparate people to all buy into the same vision?
    Maria Fontoura, Rolling Stone, 7 June 2025
  • Legal experts warn that the rollback of disparate impact enforcement could reduce corporate accountability and leave discrimination unchecked.
    Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 June 2025
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“Contrasted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contrasted. Accessed 17 Jun. 2025.

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