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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Even if those traits have been on display for years and Antetokounmpo has stacked up great performances for over a decade, Turner believes people need to take time to appreciate his consistent excellence.
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Eric Nehm, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2025
Scanning Teens' Faces The way ICE and Border Patrol agents use these technologies was on display in a video posted to TikTok last month by an account in Aurora, Ill.
—Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 8 Nov. 2025
Over 30 pieces collected from the 1850s to the 1920s are on display, like Edwardian and late-Victorian diamond earrings, rings, bracelets, brooches and necklaces, a model of the 1903 Cadillac Model A, plus items collected from Steamboat Arabia’s sinking in 1856.
—Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2025
One of the objects on display is a pair of scented leather gloves from the 18th century.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2025
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Eric Nehm, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2025
Scanning Teens' Faces The way ICE and Border Patrol agents use these technologies was on display in a video posted to TikTok last month by an account in Aurora, Ill.
—Jude Joffe-Block, NPR, 8 Nov. 2025
Over 30 pieces collected from the 1850s to the 1920s are on display, like Edwardian and late-Victorian diamond earrings, rings, bracelets, brooches and necklaces, a model of the 1903 Cadillac Model A, plus items collected from Steamboat Arabia’s sinking in 1856.
—Kansas City Star, 8 Nov. 2025
One of the objects on display is a pair of scented leather gloves from the 18th century.
—Justin Fenner, Robb Report, 8 Nov. 2025
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“On display.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20display. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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