in juxtaposition

ADVERB

beside

Synonyms

WEAK

a step from abreast of adjacent to adjoining alongside aside at one's elbow at the edge of at the side of bordering on by cheek by jowl close at hand close to close upon connected with contiguous to fornent near nearby neck and neck neighboring next door to nigh opposite overlooking round side by side verging on with

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“He would say things that put things in juxtaposition because his mind just wandered in various ways.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 2026

On the opposite wall in the basement of the museum, a portrait of Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini, the founder of the Islamic Republic of Iran, is on display in juxtaposition.

From BBC • Feb. 16, 2025

The film is designed to allow that experience to understand the concept of silence where there is a lot of sound going on, that crackling proximity in juxtaposition with quiet.

From Salon • Sep. 15, 2022

Reading these 10 “properties” in juxtaposition also seems to mirror the journey of the author and her daughter, along with Ulin, over the last few years.

From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 2, 2022

Then, quietly raising the hand of his client, he placed the missing finger in juxtaposition with the stump, from which it had long ago been so cruelly severed.

From The Finger of Fate A Romance by Reid, Mayne

in juxtaposition

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