in striking contrast to/with

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: very different from

The building's modern style is in striking contrast to the surrounding neighborhood.

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Nonetheless, the result stands in striking contrast to preferences among women younger than 40, who favor Harris by a 34-point margin. —

Gary Langer, ABC News, 27 Oct. 2024 Zuckerberg’s political retreat is in striking contrast to the increasingly overt political activism and outspokenness of other tech figures like Elon Musk and Marc Andreessen. —

Byandrew Nusca, Fortune, 25 Sep. 2024 Biden's reaction stands in striking contrast to last month's response by Trump following the former president's guilty verdict in his New York hush-money trial. —

Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 12 June 2024 Those releases stood in striking contrast to the fate of Otto Warmbier, an American college student who died in 2017, days after he was released by North Korea in a coma following 17 months in captivity. —

Claire Reid, USA TODAY, 17 Aug. 2023 See all Example Sentences for in striking contrast to/with

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