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contrasted

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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
  • New York is estimated to have over 100 different types of trees, with the most common kinds being birch, maple and beech trees.
    Noël Fletcher, Forbes.com, 29 Mar. 2025
  • Texas lawmakers are looking to rein in access to products that contain THC, but the House and Senate could take somewhat different approaches.
    Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 28 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • Joe hires four disparate but formidable ones to cook up love on a plate: Roberta (Lorraine Bracco), Antonella (Brenda Vaccaro), Teresa (Talia Shire), and Gia (Susan Sarandon).
    Jessica Wang, EW.com, 8 Apr. 2025
  • My former colleague was trying to create a quilt out of these disparate pieces.
    Mara Kardas-Nelson, The Dial, 8 Apr. 2025
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“Contrasted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/contrasted. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.

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