on display
idiom
: put somewhere for people to see : in a display
Autographed baseballs are on display at the show.
Only a few of the artifacts will go on display.
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The last photo shows the couple seen from the back, standing in a dark room illuminated by cascading blue lights resembling digital rain, as their silhouettes are on display during the immersive digital art installation.
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Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 6 Dec. 2025
Seeing all of the masks gathered and on display was momentous, said Cooke, who comes from a family of artists, but this was her first such effort.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2025
The Sportsfan store on Federal now has a full bin of those balls on display near the register, with dozens more stacked up in a warehouse behind the storefront.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2025
That’s where all the years’ designs are on display.
—Kansas City Star, 5 Dec. 2025
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Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 6 Dec. 2025
Seeing all of the masks gathered and on display was momentous, said Cooke, who comes from a family of artists, but this was her first such effort.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 6 Dec. 2025
The Sportsfan store on Federal now has a full bin of those balls on display near the register, with dozens more stacked up in a warehouse behind the storefront.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 6 Dec. 2025
That’s where all the years’ designs are on display.
—Kansas City Star, 5 Dec. 2025
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“On display.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20display. Accessed 11 Dec. 2025.
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