as in proximity
the state of being next to one another
The juxtaposition of contrasting colors gives the painting a chaotic effect.
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Recent Examples of juxtaposition
The number of women in Christian pulpits stands in jarring juxtaposition with the Easter narratives in the New Testament.
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Mary Foskett, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
Koolhaas sang the joys of juxtapositions in his 1978 book Delirious New York, and here his firm has cultivated a distinctively New York–y jangle of forms in which the utilitarian becomes the theatrical.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 19 Mar. 2026
These life-size sculptures are fixed to walls with metal supports, placed on chairs to register bodily scale, or positioned on the floor in juxtaposition with larger compositions.
—Li Qi, Artforum, 6 Mar. 2026
That’s quite a juxtaposition — from teen suicide to a glamorous fashion show.
—Dave Lieber
mar. 5, Dallas Morning News, 5 Mar. 2026
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Mary Foskett, The Conversation, 20 Mar. 2026
Koolhaas sang the joys of juxtapositions in his 1978 book Delirious New York, and here his firm has cultivated a distinctively New York–y jangle of forms in which the utilitarian becomes the theatrical.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 19 Mar. 2026
These life-size sculptures are fixed to walls with metal supports, placed on chairs to register bodily scale, or positioned on the floor in juxtaposition with larger compositions.
—Li Qi, Artforum, 6 Mar. 2026
That’s quite a juxtaposition — from teen suicide to a glamorous fashion show.
—Dave Lieber
mar. 5, Dallas Morning News, 5 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for juxtaposition
proximity
Noun
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When in a forest, stay in proximity to shorter tree groupings.—
STAR-TELEGRAM WEATHER BOT,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
4 Apr. 2026
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Right now the comet is difficult to monitor because of its proximity to our star.—
Meghan Bartels,
Scientific American,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Juxtaposition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/juxtaposition. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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