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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All of the Lenihans’ claims about their famous friend’s health decline, however, stand in sharp contrast to what one of Hackman’s daughters told the press after his body was discovered last week.
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Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Mar. 2025
During Biden’s four years in office, there was a general impression among editors and publishers that the book-buying public had little appetite for books about Biden – in sharp contrast to the hunger for books about all things Trump.
—Brian Stelter, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
Anora is one of the lowest-grossing Best Picture winners in recent years, in stark contrast to last year’s Oppenheimer, which became the highest-grossing Best Picture winner in two decades, according to The Wrap.
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Trump loves the monarchy and Starmer has repeatedly used the royals to warm the president to Britain, in stark contrast to the explosive interaction between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky last week.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
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Kevin Dolak, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Mar. 2025
During Biden’s four years in office, there was a general impression among editors and publishers that the book-buying public had little appetite for books about Biden – in sharp contrast to the hunger for books about all things Trump.
—Brian Stelter, CNN, 26 Feb. 2025
Anora is one of the lowest-grossing Best Picture winners in recent years, in stark contrast to last year’s Oppenheimer, which became the highest-grossing Best Picture winner in two decades, according to The Wrap.
—Monica Mercuri, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
Trump loves the monarchy and Starmer has repeatedly used the royals to warm the president to Britain, in stark contrast to the explosive interaction between Trump and Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky last week.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 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 25 Mar. 2025.
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