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by MBAnce » Thu Jul 31, 2008 6:48 pm
gmattester,

'contrast' is used as a noun in 'in contrast to' and as a verb in 'contrast with'.
in contrast to - *the opposition or dissimilarity of things that are compared
contrast with - *put in opposition to show or emphasize differences

* - referred from (https://dictionary.reference.com/browse/contrast)

If you could post the actual question, it would be easier to understand.

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by MBAnce » Fri Aug 01, 2008 8:47 am
Hi sudhir3127,
Isn't the thread about 'contrast' instead of 'compare' :) But similar log applies to 'compare' too.

How about:
Tumor-elicited polymorphonuclear cells, in contrast to "normal" circulating polymorphonuclear cells, stimulate invasive and metastatic potentials of rat mammary adenocarcinoma cells
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by ashokkadam » Fri Oct 01, 2010 12:51 am
'Compared to' and 'Compared with' are both idiomatically correct. The usage depends on the context of the sentence.

- To compare to is to point out similarities between objects regarded as essentially of a different order.
- To compare with is to point out differences between objects regarded as essentially of the same order.

For example:-
1) She compared her work for women's rights to Susan B Anthony's campaign for women's suffrage.
2) His time was 2:11:10 compared with 2:14 for his closest competitor

Furthermore, 'In contrast to' is generally preferred to 'when contrasted with' in GMAT, though both are idiomatically correct. Hope that helps
gmattester wrote:Can someone explain the difference and how to use them.
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by pzazz12 » Fri Oct 01, 2010 2:32 am
ashokkadam wrote:'Compared to' and 'Compared with' are both idiomatically correct. The usage depends on the context of the sentence.

- To compare to is to point out similarities between objects regarded as essentially of a different order.
- To compare with is to point out differences between objects regarded as essentially of the same order.

For example:-
1) She compared her work for women's rights to Susan B Anthony's campaign for women's suffrage.
2) His time was 2:11:10 compared with 2:14 for his closest competitor

Furthermore, 'In contrast to' is generally preferred to 'when contrasted with' in GMAT, though both are idiomatically correct. Hope that helps
gmattester wrote:Can someone explain the difference and how to use them.

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by waleeed12 » Fri Mar 25, 2016 3:03 am
She compared her work for women's rights to Susan B Anthony's campaign for women's suffrage.



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