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contrast with
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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.

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.


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You should highlight the area you want to contrast or brighten, since if you command brightness and contrast to adjust the entire pictures and some areas are dark while others are light, you will get an off tone shading.
Both wholesale and retail buyers are looking for things that can be either complementary or in contrast to what the are doing or they already have.
7-inch full HD D-ILA devices and wire grid optical engine to enable it to further improve contrast to twice the ratio of the best conventional projectors and attain a native contrast ratio of 30,000:1 for super-smooth images exhibiting deep, true black level without a trace of gray.
 
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