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- adjective Placed
side by side often forcomparison orcontrast . - verb Simple past tense and past participle of
juxtapose .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- adjective placed side by side often for comparison
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Examples
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Star trek wins because of the excellent use of the expression juxtaposed against the smiling kirk, making it = teh win.
EXTRALIFE – By Scott Johnson - Let the voting begin! Ding Pong Photoshop 2008
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I just am frustrated that what’s being juxtaposed is national reform or state reforms.
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E&J Gallo Winery’s Trademark Department also peckishly went after Atlanta school teacher Celeste LeTard Williams in 2007 because her art work featured a painting of a rooster juxtaposed with the Spanish word gallo based on a traditional Mexican loteria card.
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I have to say, when I was in NY, there was something so alienating about all the different people, self identifying as juxtaposed with some other Jewish group.
Rethinking Diaspora: New York and the rest of us? | Jewschool 2007
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Playing off allegations that Christie can be something of a bully, Corzine ads talked about him "throwing his weight around" as the phrase was juxtaposed with unflattering shots that exaggerated Christie's midsection and lumbering movement.
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Playing off allegations that Christie can be something of a bully, Corzine ads talked about him "throwing his weight around" as the phrase was juxtaposed with unflattering shots that exaggerated Christie's midsection and lumbering movement.
Reuters: Top News 2011
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Playing off allegations that Christie can be something of a bully, Corzine ads talked about him "throwing his weight around" as the phrase was juxtaposed with unflattering shots that exaggerated Christie's midsection and lumbering movement.
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Playing off allegations that Christie can be something of a bully, Corzine ads talked about him "throwing his weight around" as the phrase was juxtaposed with unflattering shots that exaggerated Christie's midsection and lumbering movement.
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Playing off allegations that Christie can be something of a bully, Corzine ads talked about him "throwing his weight around" as the phrase was juxtaposed with unflattering shots that exaggerated Christie's midsection and lumbering movement.
Reuters: Top News 2011
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With the return of the dreaded S-word juxtaposed with some of the most beautiful sunshine we've seen in months, the Northwest is feeling a bit punchy.
Seattlest 2009
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