Definitions

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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of contrast.
  • adjective Set in contrast (of two or more things).
  • adjective Displaying or marked by contrast; contrasty.

Etymologies

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From contrast +‎ -ed.

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Examples

  • The paltry gain contrasted with a 23 percent revenue increase at Google Inc., which competes against Yahoo for online advertisers.

    Yahoo Profit Doubles, Revenue Still Lags MICHAEL LIEDTKE 2010

  • Mr. Martin contrasted this view with an earlier approach to openness that forced phone and occasionally cable companies to sell access to their networks to rivals at discounted wholesale rates.

    Kevin Martin’s Open Network Manifesto - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

  • Mr. Martin contrasted this view with an earlier approach to openness that forced phone and occasionally cable companies to sell access to their networks to rivals at discounted wholesale rates.

    Kevin Martin’s Open Network Manifesto - Bits Blog - NYTimes.com 2008

  • During one of our interviews, Jin contrasted himself with the outspoken Joseph Zen, who has become a well-known agitator against the CPA since taking over as archbishop of Hong Kong.

    Keeping Faith 2007

  • During one of our interviews, Jin contrasted himself with the outspoken Joseph Zen, who has become a well-known agitator against the CPA since taking over as archbishop of Hong Kong.

    Keeping Faith 2007

  • This 2-hour, 10-minute win contrasted with last year's final, when Capriati beat Hingis 6-4, 6-3.

    USATODAY.com - Capriati conquers Hingis for improbable repeat 2002

  • In the fourth century it was applied to the ordinances of the councils, and thus contrasted with the Greek word nomoi, the ordinances of the civil authorities; the compound word "Nomocanon" was given to those collections of regulations in which the laws formulated by the two authorities on ecclesiastical matters were to be found side by side.

    The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 9: Laprade-Mass Liturgy 1840-1916 1913

  • Night is the reign of darkness, which we do not love; and here is light struggling with the darkness, not enough to overcome it entirely, but yet banishing it to nooks and corners and distant parts, by the side of which it shows itself in contrasted beauty.

    The Wide, Wide World 1892

  • The law is thus not made void, but fulfilled. continueth therein -- contrasted with "goeth his way," Jas 1: 24, continues both looking into the mirror of God's word, and doing its precepts. doer of the work -- rather, "a doer of work" [Alford], an actual worker. blessed in his deed -- rather, "in his doing"; in the very doing there is blessedness (Ps 19: 11).

    Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible 1871

  • God '; as' the form of a servant '(Php 2: 7), which is in contrasted opposition to it, takes for granted the existence of His human nature, so' the form of God 'takes for granted His divine nature [Bengel],

    Commentary Critical and Explanatory on the Whole Bible 1871

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