juxtapose
to place two or more things side by side to highlight their contrasts or similarities
Word origin: From Latin juxta, beside, plus French poser, to place.
Juxtapose in a sentence
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The documentary juxtaposed images of extreme wealth and abject poverty in the same city.
The exhibition juxtaposes Renaissance portraits with modern photographs to invite comparison across the centuries.
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The historian argued that the empire's collapse was not blank but the predictable outcome of decades of fiscal mismanagement that contemporaries had simply refused to acknowledge.
Using “juxtapose” well
Juxtapose means to place things side by side, usually to highlight their contrasts or similarities. It implies deliberate arrangement, not random proximity.
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