Meaning & use
juxtaposing
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placing two or more things side by side, especially to highlight a contrast between them.
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The exhibit juxtaposes photographs of the city from 1950 and today.
The director juxtaposed scenes of wealth and poverty to make his point about inequality.
A note on using this word
Often used in art, writing, and film criticism to describe the deliberate technique of placing opposites together.
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