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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More than 1,000 vessels will be on display at the Miami International Boat Show, which starts Thursday afternoon and stretches through the weekend at four sites.
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Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
The brand’s archives also will be on display.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
Logan Brown put that on display Tuesday night, producing nine points, six rebounds and two steals for the Vikings in a 59-55 Catholic League Blue win at De La Salle in Chicago.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
But a broader sense of anger against the Venezuelan government was also on display, as students chanted slogans against acting President Delcy Rodríguez, and her brother Jorge, who heads Venezuela's National Assembly.
—Manuel Rueda, NPR, 10 Feb. 2026
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Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
The brand’s archives also will be on display.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 11 Feb. 2026
Logan Brown put that on display Tuesday night, producing nine points, six rebounds and two steals for the Vikings in a 59-55 Catholic League Blue win at De La Salle in Chicago.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 11 Feb. 2026
But a broader sense of anger against the Venezuelan government was also on display, as students chanted slogans against acting President Delcy Rodríguez, and her brother Jorge, who heads Venezuela's National Assembly.
—Manuel Rueda, NPR, 10 Feb. 2026
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“On display.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20display. Accessed 13 Feb. 2026.
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