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contrasting

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verb

present participle of contrast
as in differing
to be unlike; to not be the same her depressed mood today contrasts sharply with her good spirits yesterday

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for contrasting
Adjective
  • Pope Francis preached the same gospel in different language.
    John Hope Bryant, Time, 21 Apr. 2025
  • The ability of the government to cross-reference personal information using databases from different agencies is tightly regulated under the US Privacy Act.
    Dell Cameron, Wired News, 21 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Dress for Road Trip Comfort Temperature swings are common on the road, especially with sun exposure and differing AC preferences.
    Allison Palmer, Charlotte Observer, 10 Apr. 2025
  • Like the stylist who cuts your hair or the technician who paints your nails, plastic surgeons are artists of sorts who have differing creative vibes.
    Nicola Dall'Asen, Allure, 7 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Worse, many of those disparate tool sets don’t share information, leaving organizations that want to understand the big picture to synthesize them on their own.
    Manoj Srivastava, Forbes.com, 21 Apr. 2025
  • Shot at Maine North High School in Des Plaines, Ill., The Breakfast Club saw five disparate archetypical high schoolers come together, form unforgettable bonds and go through adolescent growing pains during one Saturday detention under the watchful eye of a domineering principal.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 17 Apr. 2025
Adjective
  • Although Cruz’s dancing abilities weren’t negligible, her voice was incomparable.
    Leila Cobo, Billboard, 23 Apr. 2025
  • The medal will be given to the incomparable Ava DuVernay from the museum’s Elizabeth MacMillan Director Anthea M. Hartig with Smithsonian Secretary Lonnie G. Bunch III.
    Okla Jones, Essence, 17 Apr. 2025
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“Contrasting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contrasting. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.

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