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
And there are plenty of hybrid creatures, apocalyptic nightmares, strange juxtapositions and drooping abnormalities of the melting-watch variety.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 27, 2025
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
Occasionally we get a spare, clarifying voiceover about timelines and facts, but mostly Veiel lets his juxtapositions make the case, expertly stitched together by the editing team of Stefan Krumbiegel, Olaf Voigtlander and Alfredo Castro.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 12, 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
