by/in contrast
idiom
: when compared to another : when looked at or thought about in relation to similar objects or people to set off dissimilar qualities
She had a big personality, which made her husband seem dull by contrast.
—often + with or toIn contrast with last year's profits, the company is not doing very well.
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While 41 percent of adults under 30 had at least one tattoo and 46 percent of those aged 30 to 49 did, by contrast just 25 percent of adults aged 50 to 64 and 13 percent of those 65 and older did.
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025
American pediatricians count the number of ounces of milk and feeds per day, discourage night feedings and push to wean mainly to infant formula by the first birthday, even as the World Health Organization recommends two years or beyond.
La Leche League, in contrast, is adamantly pro-breastfeeding.
—Alexandra Bregman, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
Maine, by contrast, has some of the most permissive fireworks laws in the country.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 3 July 2025
Mifepristone, in contrast, stops the pregnancy from progressing by blocking an important hormone.
—Liana Simstrom, NPR, 22 June 2025
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Jack Beresford, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025
American pediatricians count the number of ounces of milk and feeds per day, discourage night feedings and push to wean mainly to infant formula by the first birthday, even as the World Health Organization recommends two years or beyond.
La Leche League, in contrast, is adamantly pro-breastfeeding.
—Alexandra Bregman, Forbes.com, 4 July 2025
Maine, by contrast, has some of the most permissive fireworks laws in the country.
—Tyler Austin Harper, The Atlantic, 3 July 2025
Mifepristone, in contrast, stops the pregnancy from progressing by blocking an important hormone.
—Liana Simstrom, NPR, 22 June 2025
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“By/in contrast.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/by%2Fin%20contrast. Accessed 22 Jul. 2025.
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