by/in contrast
idiom
: when compared to another : when looked at or thought about in relation to similar objects or people to set off dissimilar qualities
She had a big personality, which made her husband seem dull by contrast.
—often + with or toIn contrast with last year's profits, the company is not doing very well.
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The Chaffee County judge, by contrast, found that the 2020 law was plainly designed to prohibit both types of immunity for officers.
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Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 12 Nov. 2024
On both deterrence and defense spending, by contrast, the Trump administration could be poised to address glaring vulnerabilities from the start.
—Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
Campaigns are only allowed to accept up to $6,600 from individual donors, in contrast to super PACs, independent groups that can raise and spend unlimited sums.
—Zach Everson, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
But in contrast to many small-town series, these groups—and the individuals who comprise them—aren’t reduced to meaningless stereotypes.
—Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
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Shelly Bradbury, The Denver Post, 12 Nov. 2024
On both deterrence and defense spending, by contrast, the Trump administration could be poised to address glaring vulnerabilities from the start.
—Kori Schake, Foreign Affairs, 8 Nov. 2024
Campaigns are only allowed to accept up to $6,600 from individual donors, in contrast to super PACs, independent groups that can raise and spend unlimited sums.
—Zach Everson, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
But in contrast to many small-town series, these groups—and the individuals who comprise them—aren’t reduced to meaningless stereotypes.
—Jennifer M. Wood, WIRED, 5 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for by/in contrast
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“By/in contrast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%2Fin%20contrast. Accessed 25 Nov. 2024.
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