juxtapose
verb (used with object)
to place close together or side by side, especially with an arresting or surprising effect, or in a way that invites comparison or contrast.
was juxtaposing
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past progressiveof juxtapose.past progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or continuous state that was happening at a specific time in the past.
Example Sentences
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“If one was juxtaposing those two,” she said, “then you get the picture of what I am trying to say with events that are taking place in South Africa.”
From New York Times ● Jul. 8, 2015
"To me it was juxtaposing the squalor the humans were forced to live in and the grand colleges where The Rephaim live on either side."
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2013
