show signs of
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: to have or show indications that mean that something else exists, is true, or will happen
The city's education system is showing signs of improvement.
The runner showed signs of fatigue.
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The rover spent nearly a year exploring the rim of a crater believed to have held a huge lake; the rocks show signs of having been shaped and altered by waves, creating a sandy layer.
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Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 28 Jan. 2026
After Alvarez began to show signs of distress, the man assisted in bringing her back to the shore before bystanders called emergency services.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Her baby began to show signs of distress.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2026
ChatGPT alone has been linked to at least eight deaths in lawsuits filed against OpenAI, and the chatbot maker has acknowledged that somewhere around 500,000 of its users are having conversations that show signs of psychosis every week.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 21 Jan. 2026
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Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 28 Jan. 2026
After Alvarez began to show signs of distress, the man assisted in bringing her back to the shore before bystanders called emergency services.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Her baby began to show signs of distress.
—Kerry Breen, CBS News, 24 Jan. 2026
ChatGPT alone has been linked to at least eight deaths in lawsuits filed against OpenAI, and the chatbot maker has acknowledged that somewhere around 500,000 of its users are having conversations that show signs of psychosis every week.
—Frank Landymore, Futurism, 21 Jan. 2026
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“Show signs of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/show%20signs%20of. Accessed 30 Jan. 2026.
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