exhibition
noun
ex·hi·bi·tion
ˌek-sə-ˈbi-shən 
1
: an act or instance of exhibiting
2
British
: a grant drawn from the funds of a school or university to help maintain a student
3
: a public showing (as of works of art, objects of manufacture, or athletic skill)
a one-man exhibition
an exhibition game
Examples of exhibition in a Sentence
There were several famous paintings at the exhibition.
an exhibition of early American crafts
helping to promote artists by exhibition of their paintings
Recent Examples on the Web
Israel has previously commanded a large presence at the Defense and Security Equipment International exhibition, which brings together governments, militaries and the arms industry for a four-day conference in the UK capital every other year.
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Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Unlike its forebearers, the car was destined to be an exhibition piece from the beginning, spared from a life of grueling motorsport appearances.
—Trinity Francis, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The expansion will build on a July temporary exhibition at Context Projects in View Park, California in July, where Ganggang introduced its model to collections, galleries and institutions, the release stated.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 29 Aug. 2025
Anthony D’Alessandro reported Monday that exhibition was told by Netflix to shield its ticket sales in ComScore, so that rival studios couldn’t figure out how to compute KPop‘s box office performance.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
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Christian Edwards, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2025
Unlike its forebearers, the car was destined to be an exhibition piece from the beginning, spared from a life of grueling motorsport appearances.
—Trinity Francis, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
The expansion will build on a July temporary exhibition at Context Projects in View Park, California in July, where Ganggang introduced its model to collections, galleries and institutions, the release stated.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, IndyStar, 29 Aug. 2025
Anthony D’Alessandro reported Monday that exhibition was told by Netflix to shield its ticket sales in ComScore, so that rival studios couldn’t figure out how to compute KPop‘s box office performance.
—Max Goldbart, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2025
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exhibition
noun
ex·hi·bi·tion
ˌek-sə-ˈbish-ən
1
: an act or instance of exhibiting
2
: a public showing (as of works of art, manufactured goods, or athletic skill)
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