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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This is in stark contrast to the steaming pile of orc manure that is Amazon’s other big fantasy show, The Rings Of Power.
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
McGraw’s lifestyle stands in sharp contrast to those living in Minto.
—Kyle Hopkins, ProPublica, 21 May 2025
That's in stark contrast to another recent big-budget, mainstream strategy game release (Civilization VII), which offered robust onboarding tutorials but also had a user interface that at times failed completely to indicate to players what their choices meant.
—ArsTechnica, 19 May 2025
This was meant to be a day when Forest fans got to celebrate their rise, in stark contrast to the demise of their two biggest East Midlands rivals.
—Paul Taylor, New York Times, 12 May 2025
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Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 23 May 2025
McGraw’s lifestyle stands in sharp contrast to those living in Minto.
—Kyle Hopkins, ProPublica, 21 May 2025
That's in stark contrast to another recent big-budget, mainstream strategy game release (Civilization VII), which offered robust onboarding tutorials but also had a user interface that at times failed completely to indicate to players what their choices meant.
—ArsTechnica, 19 May 2025
This was meant to be a day when Forest fans got to celebrate their rise, in stark contrast to the demise of their two biggest East Midlands rivals.
—Paul Taylor, New York Times, 12 May 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 Jun. 2025.
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