Juxtapose with is the standard construction for comparing contrasting things side by side. Juxtapose to is uncommon and usually avoided.
Use juxtapose with when placing two things side by side for contrast or comparison. Juxtapose to is generally nonstandard in current English.
These forms are not interchangeable. Choose the construction by meaning, not by which preposition appears most often.
Use with to show the second item placed beside the first for comparison or contrast.
The passive form is common in formal writing and criticism.
Juxtapose often introduces ideas, images, tones, or styles that create contrast.
The same subject can take different constructions because each sentence answers a different question.
Some combinations appear in real text but do not mean what learners often assume.
Modern English normally uses with after juxtapose.
✕ The artist juxtaposed old images to modern graphics. ✓ The artist juxtaposed old images with modern graphics.Juxtapose usually involves two contrasted items.
✕ The article juxtaposed the policy. ✓ The article juxtaposed the policy with earlier reforms.Juxtapose emphasizes side-by-side contrast, not general similarity.
✓ The film juxtaposes innocence with violence.Choose the expression that matches the intended meaning.
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Yes. It is the standard and most common construction.
It is uncommon and usually considered nonstandard in modern usage. Use with instead.
Yes. For example: The two images were juxtaposed with each other.
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