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Definition
point to differences between; or compare to show differences
- Martin Sheen, by contrast, can be connected to every other actor in 2.Chapter 2 (30% in)
- Direct marketers, by contrast, have few such preconceptions, because the number of coupons that are mailed back or the number of people who call in on an 800 number in response to a television commercial gives them an objective, iron-clad measure of effectiveness.Chapter 3 (10% in)
- Without mutual exclusivity, by contrast, if a child thought that elephant could simply be another label for dog, then each new word would make the world seem more complicated.Chapter 3 (62% in)
- The Early Majority, by contrast, are big companies.Chapter 6 (22% in)
- Her parents were, in contrast to mine, youthful, indulgent, liberal.Chapter 7 (33% in)
There are no more uses of "contrast" in The Tipping Point.
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