on show

idiom

: put somewhere for people to see
Her paintings are on show at the art gallery.
The artifacts will be put on show in the museum.
His work goes on show tomorrow.

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Royalty may be on the mind of many, following the new exhibition on Marie Antoinette’s style in London, which has many of the French queen’s extravagant gowns on show. Leah Dolan, CNN Money, 23 Sep. 2025 The actress and Khan connected backstage where the idea of collaborating together on show was born. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 20 Sep. 2025 Then, there are vintage and collectible cars on show at the Pebble Beach Concours d’Elegance and at The Quail, A Motorsports Gathering; each is said to each showcase collections worth more than $500 million. Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025 Several of these designs, as well as the first example of Benetti’s Class 44M series, are now on show at the Cannes Yachting Festival. Tristan Rutherford, Robb Report, 12 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for on show

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“On show.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20show. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.

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