contrasting

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Thousands of wild grasses and flowers were planted along the edges of the village green, contrasting with the carefully mown grass in the middle.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

“Hilton was more energized at the end, when it mattered,” said Spillane, contrasting the two Republicans.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

"This suggests Kank may have been an active fisher, contrasting with common portrayal of raptors as agile terrestrial predators, like Velociraptor from the Northern Hemisphere."

From Science Daily • May 29, 2026

Hamilton Lane’s fiscal year fee earnings grew 25%, but its stock is down 36% since December, contrasting with the S&P 500’s 9% rise.

From Barron's • May 28, 2026

Shostakovich edged back from his previous gloom and dissonance, composing a more 'traditional’-style symphony of four contrasting movements, progressing in them from grim, layered anxiety in the first to a triumphant conclusion in the fourth.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall