expo

noun

ex·​po ˈek-(ˌ)spō How to pronounce expo (audio)
plural expos

Examples of expo in a Sentence

many of the bigger expos won't fit into the city's relatively small civic center
Recent Examples on the Web The expo features more than 200 vendors selling vintage clothes, jewelry, shoes and food. Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2024 Pet Parade & Pups in the Pub The 15th annual Gaslamp Pet Parade & Pups in the Pub Party is from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Dec. 16 starting with an expo in the Martin Luther King Jr. Promenade. Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 Dec. 2023 The expo will take place in midtown every third Sunday and in Roseville every second Sunday, Mann said. Hanh Truong, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2024 The expo features 40 breeds and offers a family-friendly place to talk with breed experts, trainers and owners and meet the dogs. The San Diego Union-Tribune Staff, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 Feb. 2024 Today, the same black garlic spread offered at an expo booth may end up on the shelves of Erewhon. Deborah Netburn, Los Angeles Times, 19 Feb. 2024 In 2022, &Mother partnered with the New York City Marathon to make race-day logistics a little easier for breastfeeding athletes, setting up private lactation stations at the expo, throughout the course, and at the start and finish lines, as SELF previously reported. Christa Sgobba, SELF, 1 Feb. 2024 The event was the third such expo sponsored by the police department, which in 2021 joined a nationwide initiative to eventually have women make up 30 percent of the department’s recruiting classes by 2030. Lori Weisberg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2023 This expo will bring together some of the biggest personalities in acting, comics, cosplay, art and animation for a one-of-a-kind fan experience. Brittany Delay, The Mercury News, 1 Jan. 2024

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Word History

First Known Use

1913, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of expo was in 1913

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“Expo.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/expo. Accessed 28 Mar. 2024.

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