juxtaposition
noun
jux·ta·po·si·tion
ˌjək-stə-pə-ˈzi-shən 
: the act or an instance of placing two or more things side by side often to compare or contrast or to create an interesting effect
an unusual juxtaposition of colors
also
: the state of being so placed
contrasting shapes placed in juxtaposition to each other
juxtapositional
adjective
ˌjək-stə-pə-ˈzi-sh(ə-)nəl
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In juxtaposition to Edna’s blue clown costume, Paul wears a red-plaid jacket, one of the first visual choices Harman landed on.
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Matt Minton, Variety, 17 Mar. 2025
Shobi is all about texture, color, and the interplay of meaning with complex juxtapositions.
—Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 16 Mar. 2025
Her hard-bitten, cynical persona provides a nice juxtaposition to how maudlin so much commentary about motherhood can be.
—Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
This juxtaposition of goofiness, spontaneity, and jokes offered by Black humor stood as an alternative to the reality of America itself, a nation grappling with racial uprisings catalyzed by the Rodney King verdict in 1992.
—Noel Ransome, Essence, 13 Feb. 2025
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Matt Minton, Variety, 17 Mar. 2025
Shobi is all about texture, color, and the interplay of meaning with complex juxtapositions.
—Heide Janssen, Orange County Register, 16 Mar. 2025
Her hard-bitten, cynical persona provides a nice juxtaposition to how maudlin so much commentary about motherhood can be.
—Jason Zinoman, New York Times, 22 Feb. 2025
This juxtaposition of goofiness, spontaneity, and jokes offered by Black humor stood as an alternative to the reality of America itself, a nation grappling with racial uprisings catalyzed by the Rodney King verdict in 1992.
—Noel Ransome, Essence, 13 Feb. 2025
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juxtaposition
noun
jux·ta·po·si·tion
ˌjək-stə-pə-ˈzish-ən
: the act or an instance of placing two or more things side by side
also
: the state of being so placed
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