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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Those amounts are in stark contrast to the rainfall totals from January.
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Amy Graff, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
The struggles of the Chiefs’ offensive line in Super Bowl LIX was in stark contrast to what happened just two years earlier.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 18 Feb. 2025
Jesus chose to enter the city on the back of a colt, in stark contrast to the warhorses and chariots of Roman armies.
—Lynne Silva-Breen, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Tapestry’s results are also in sharp contrast to Capri’s.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2025
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Amy Graff, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2025
The struggles of the Chiefs’ offensive line in Super Bowl LIX was in stark contrast to what happened just two years earlier.
—Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 18 Feb. 2025
Jesus chose to enter the city on the back of a colt, in stark contrast to the warhorses and chariots of Roman armies.
—Lynne Silva-Breen, Twin Cities, 7 Feb. 2025
Tapestry’s results are also in sharp contrast to Capri’s.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 6 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 27 Feb. 2025.
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