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by contrast

[ bahy kon-trast ]

idiom

  1. (used when making a comparison to something strikingly different from what was previously mentioned):

    Theater costumes must be viewed from a distance; film, by contrast, is all about close-ups.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of by contrast1

First recorded in 1780–90
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Example Sentences

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By contrast, the Europeans and Ukrainians will only discuss what happens to occupied Ukrainian territory after a ceasefire has come into effect.

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Other Texas abortion laws, by contrast, do explicitly protect pregnant people from prosecution for obtaining an abortion.

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Francis, by contrast, likened the church to a battlefield hospital tending to the spiritually wounded.

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He, by contrast, preferred a gentler form of pastoral support.

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Leclerc, by contrast, drove an outstanding race with a long first stint on the medium tyres to catch and pass Mercedes' George Russell for the final podium place.

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