contrast
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Dan’s parents, by contrast, had helped him with a down payment for a home.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026
In contrast, consuming the same amount of potatoes prepared in other ways, such as boiled, baked, or mashed, was not linked to a significant increase in diabetes risk.
From Science Daily • Jun. 3, 2026
Along with a looser framing, shadow and contrast highlight loneliness and emotional ambiguity.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 3, 2026
By contrast the underperformers—a diverse group from Etsy to Caesars Entertainment, and Target—often entered the pandemic with these catalysts but couldn’t sustain them amid rising competition and a changing landscape.
From Barron's • Jun. 3, 2026
CAT, in contrast, specified a different amino acid—Histidine.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Vocabulary lists containing contrast
The SAT: Language of the Test, List 2
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Against All Odds: Contra and Counter
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The Language of Standardized Tests, List 2
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