| word | contrast |
|---|---|
| part_of_speech | noun |
| e.g. | The company lost $7 million this quarter in contrast to a profit of $6.2 million a year earlier. |
| usage | ~ (between A and B) | ~ (to/with sb/sth) |
| explanation | a difference between two or more people or things that you can see clearly when they are compared or put close together; the fact of comparing two or more things in order to show the differences between them |
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