counterpoint
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For mains, the grilled rainbow trout with Carolina Gold rice and espelette-citrus beurre blanc was beautifully balanced, while the butternut squash agnolotti with Madeira foam and ricotta offered a rich, comforting counterpoint.
From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026
The Pope's focus is a clear counterpoint to talk elsewhere of a migration "crisis" and an "ideological invasion".
From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026
With 25 lots currently in its portfolio, four homes completed and two sold, Ocean Development offers a counterpoint to the narrative that investors will inevitably upend the character that made Altadena so beloved.
From Los Angeles Times • May 21, 2026
The IEA was formed after the Arab oil embargoes shook the world economy, as an oil consumers’ counterpoint to the Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 9, 2026
The vicar’s words were in counterpoint with their echoes.
From "Atonement" by Ian McEwan
Vocabulary lists containing counterpoint
The Things They Carried
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The Gilded Ones
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