Thesaurus results for JUXTAPOSE

juxtapose

verb

Definition of juxtapose

as in to combine

formal to place (different things) together in order to create an interesting effect or to show how they are the same or different The new museum display juxtaposes modern art with classical art.

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Recent Examples of juxtapose The council then juxtaposed the speed of the stadium project with the city’s inability to help tenants without power at an apartment complex on North Lawn Avenue, a complex that has faced poor living conditions for weeks. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 11 Aug. 2026 Suede shirt + camo capris + gold accents One of the easiest ways to look like a fashion insider is juxtaposing masculine and feminine elements in one outfit. — Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 28 July 2026 The formidable shadow pool, cut by black liquid liner, was juxtaposed with light brown brows and bubblegum blush on the apples of her cheeks. — Kaleigh Werner, Footwear News, 24 July 2026 As a result, homeowners, when casting their ballots, will be forced to juxtapose lowered personal expenditures against potentially damaging losses in local government revenue. — Paxton Honerkamp, CNBC, 21 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for juxtapose

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His screen appeal combines a mix of swagger and self-deprecating, and at times evokes (a taller) Joseph Gordon-Levitt.

— Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026
The companies say the collaboration combines MinTech’s diagnostics capabilities with ELECTRA’s analytics and risk-prediction technology.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of combine

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Start by mixing a small amount of the new food with your dog's current food.

— Matthew Kayser, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2026
The Million Dollar Listing Los Angeles star is already in the Bravo universe and is going to trade franchises and mix in with the likes of Kyle Richards, Dorit Kemsley, Sutton Stracke, Erika Jayne, Rachel Zoe and Bozoma Saint John.

— Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of mix

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The Outstanding Writing for a Variety Series and Outstanding Writing for a Variety Special categories — which have alternated placement on the main telecast every year since 2009 — will now both be presented at the Creative Arts ceremony.

— Joe Reid, Vulture, 29 Aug. 2026
New York’s summer weather has been a trial and a tribulation, intense heat — temperatures reached over 100 degrees in Central Park on the hottest day in July — alternating with gales and floods.

— Matthew Schneier, Curbed, 27 Aug. 2026

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