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verb

past tense of contrast
as in differed
to be unlike; to not be the same her depressed mood today contrasts sharply with her good spirits yesterday

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Verb
  • The outcome of those chances may have differed if Bowen had played.
    Roshane Thomas, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
  • Our tastes differed, but the passion was the same.
    Staff, The Christian Science Monitor, 20 Dec. 2024
Adjective
  • What if Piper emerges from the meditation center with entirely different values.
    Erik Kain, Forbes, 17 Mar. 2025
  • But that was an almost entirely different team, except for reserve guard Dra Gibbs-Lawhorn.
    Colleen Kane, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • The concept pays homage to an archival Diesel campaign from 1994 depicting a multigenerational cast of disparate characters in a living room, shot from a bird’s eye view.
    Angela Velasquez, Sourcing Journal, 13 Mar. 2025
  • Areas like technology scouting and ideation—where large volumes of data must be analyzed and patterns identified—benefit significantly from AI’s ability to surface trends, highlight opportunities and connect disparate ideas.
    Ludwig Melik, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
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“Contrasted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contrasted. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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