contrast
verb (used with object)
to compare in order to show unlikeness or differences; note the opposite natures, purposes, etc., of.
has contrasted
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present perfectof contrast (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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"The stickiness of UK inflation measures has contrasted notably with price measures in both the euro zone and the U.S. which have been moving lower," said Rabobank's head of FX strategy Jane Foley.
From Reuters ● Jul. 19, 2023
He has contrasted that with what he sees as the decadence of Russian elites and the injustice in society.
From New York Times ● Jun. 24, 2023
Hutchinson has contrasted himself with Trump in interviews.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 2, 2023
The party has contrasted the interest - as they see it - that both Tony Blair and Gordon Brown took in Northern Ireland and the political process, compared to Mr Cameron.
From BBC ● Jul. 2, 2014
M. Louis Blanc has contrasted the principles laid down as the basis of this project with Robespierre’s rival Declaration of the Rights of Man, printing the two side by side in parallel columns.
From Critical Miscellanies (Vol. 2 of 3) Essay 3: Condorcet by John Morley
