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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Starting with impeccably clean play that was in sharp contrast to the opening day loss underscored by a pivotal baserunning blunder, plus subpar moments in right field from Hunter Renfroe.
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Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2025
Scalisi, in sharp contrast to Glass, says his farm experience is strictly self-taught.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2025
Like-for-like* sales in Latin America (including the Caribbean) were down by 4.7% in sharp contrast to its three other regions which were all up, led by Europe, though the Americas as a whole looks weak in Q1.
—Kevin Rozario, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
These failures stand in stark contrast to Trump’s successful pressure on allies during his first term.
—Nicholas Mulder, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 2025
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Vahe Gregorian, Kansas City Star, 30 Mar. 2025
Scalisi, in sharp contrast to Glass, says his farm experience is strictly self-taught.
—Phillip Valys, Sun Sentinel, 15 Mar. 2025
Like-for-like* sales in Latin America (including the Caribbean) were down by 4.7% in sharp contrast to its three other regions which were all up, led by Europe, though the Americas as a whole looks weak in Q1.
—Kevin Rozario, Forbes, 13 Mar. 2025
These failures stand in stark contrast to Trump’s successful pressure on allies during his first term.
—Nicholas Mulder, Foreign Affairs, 6 Mar. 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 2 Apr. 2025.
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