SYNONYMS AND RELATED EXPRESSIONS
juxtapose
verb
To put things next to each other so their differences or similarities can be seen.
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A Portrait in the Wrong Window · paragraph 3To put things next to each other so their differences or similarities can be seen.
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See juxtapose in use
The exhibition will juxtapose the first sketch and the finished mural on one wall.
The radio producer chose to juxtapose a short announcement with the much longer letter that had inspired it.
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