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expo

noun

ˈek-(ˌ)spō How to pronounce expo (audio)
Definition of exponext
as in exhibit
a public showing of objects of interest many of the bigger expos won't fit into the city's relatively small civic center

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Recent Examples of expo The expo in Buriram was focused on educating the public about the uses of marijuana for medicine and food and had informational booths about growing procedures and technology. — Peter Su, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 The inaugural Bugtopia expo drew thousands to the DoubleTree Hotel Sacramento on Saturday, where families browsed live tarantulas, pinned butterflies and workshops on how to pin insects. — Sacbee.com, 17 Aug. 2026 The expo will offer a variety of free samples from 200-plus food and beverage vendors representing eight countries. — Pueng Vongs, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026 Stay after the races for a party with awards, food and a sponsor expo. — Mary Caldwell, AJC.com, 4 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for expo
Recent Examples of Synonyms for expo
  1. exhibit
  2. exhibition
  3. display
Noun
  • Find seasonal art exhibits in the Gallery Hall and check out the Gwinnett Veterans Memorial Museum also located inside.
    — Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 27 Sep. 2026
  • But for the rest of the exhibit’s run, the museum will display the bug in its entirety, in addition to sculpture, photographs and video that document how Ali has spent the last 15 years becoming her creature alter ego.
    — Siran Babayan, Los Angeles Times, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of exhibit
Noun
  • The exhibition is the international component of Second Harvest, an initiative from the United Nations Development Program (UNDP) Turkey and brewer Anadolu Efes in collaboration with MILKist Social Design Center.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Three years on, the atelier is now celebrating its 40th anniversary with a series of new exhibitions across India’s financial capital.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2026
Definition of exhibition
Noun
  • The results of these efforts were on prominent display in the wake of Charlie Kirk’s death.
    — Benjamin Wofford, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
  • All three phones feature OLED displays, silicon-carbon batteries between 6,510mAh and 8,000mAh in size, and run on Vivo’s OriginOS 7 software.
    — Dominic Preston, The Verge, 21 Sep. 2026
Definition of display

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“Expo.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/expo. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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