juxtaposition
noun
an act or instance of placing close together or side by side, especially for comparison or contrast.
juxtapositions
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pluralof juxtaposition.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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Those ideas are embodied in a thoughtful, thematically arranged miscellany of artifacts, with deliberate juxtapositions between past and present.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026
He followed it with a succession of intensely theatrical divertissements, often revolving around unexpected intellectual conceits or bizarre juxtapositions and featuring brilliant dialogue, puns, repartee, double meanings and misunderstandings.
From BBC ● Nov. 29, 2025
In a preface, the film director Guillermo del Toro likens this collection to early modern cabinets of curiosities, whose juxtapositions of natural and artificial objects were meant to expose a hidden order of existence.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 21, 2025
In “No Other Choice,” his transitions and visual juxtapositions convey profound themes beneath the satirical surface.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 18, 2025
The loveliest scenes, he found, were comprised of the simplest, most natural juxtapositions of native plants.
From "The Devil in the White City" by Erik Larson
