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Phrase(s): contrast someone or something with someone or something else [and] contrast someone or something to someone or something else
to examine people or things in a way that will show their differences. • Contrast Sally with Sam, for instance, to see real differences. • Contrast the busy geometry of a Gothic cathedral to the simple lines of an old Saxon castle., Phrase(s): contrast with someone or something
1. to be different from someone or something. • Bill’s cheery attitude really contrasts with the gloom of his twin brother, Bob. • This stiped tie really contrasts with that polka-dot shirt. 2. [for a color or pattern, etc.] to show a marked difference with or complement another. • The black one contrasts nicely with the white one.
McGrawhill's American Idioms And Phrasal Verbs