exhibitions

plural of exhibition
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as in exhibits
a public showing of objects of interest an exhibition of valuable and fascinating artifacts from a recovered pirate ship

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as in displays
an outward and often exaggerated indication of something abstract (as a feeling) for effect for the benefit of the crowd, the professional wrestler made a great exhibition of ferocity

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Recent Examples of exhibitions The bill included exemptions for several non-cockfighting purposes, including food production, educational programs, animal shelters and exhibitions. Naomi Taxay, Sacbee.com, 15 Aug. 2026 There’ll still be animal exhibitions and a junior livestock auction, too, along with pony and camel rides and a petting zoo. Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2026 Visitors are welcomed with demonstrations, exhibitions, live music, and truffle-dog races, along with displays of traditional handcrafted items made of ceramic, wrought iron, wood, paper, and leather. Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026 There are also plans to establish exhibitions, open studios, workshops, and other events that will be freely accessible to the public. News Desk, Artforum, 14 Aug. 2026 Throughout the year, Team Paddletek athletes will visit select Chicken N Pickle locations for instructional clinics, exhibitions, product demonstrations and community events. Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 14 Aug. 2026 Some of them were informal advisers during development of the exhibitions, including an airplane fuselage where visitors can role-play as pilots and passengers, take a flight, and learn that, as O’Hare expanded so, too, did Rosemont. Christopher Placek, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026 The exhibitions here dive into Black experience both in Canada and beyond. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 8 Aug. 2026 Highlights include culinary, craft and agricultural exhibitions, vendors, a tractor pull show, musical performances and midway rides. Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 7 Aug. 2026
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Noun
  • Created by Professor Antonio Faeti, an author and educator, the museum features exhibits on the role of shoes in fairy tales, travelers in search of discoveries, children who risk getting lost in the forest and more.
    Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The robotic mayor and the museum — a repository of artifacts, displays and interactive exhibits on the first floor of Village Hall that formally opens to the public next week — doesn’t gloss over that chapter of Rosemont history.
    Christopher Placek, Chicago Tribune, 14 Aug. 2026
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  • Visitors are welcomed with demonstrations, exhibitions, live music, and truffle-dog races, along with displays of traditional handcrafted items made of ceramic, wrought iron, wood, paper, and leather.
    Irene S. Levine, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026
  • In addition to displays of memorabilia going back to the 1940s, there will be a trio of programs that explore decades of fairgrounds history.
    Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 15 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The timing and positioning of the Gravity GT-S launch are demonstrations of contemporary realities of the US automotive landscape.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Iran’s economy was in a poor state before the war too, with dire economic conditions a key driving factor behind the anti-regime demonstrations which kicked off in the Iranian capital Tehran in 2025.
    Billy Stockwell, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
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  • That’s Angus’s behavior, and that is always fair game on these shows.
    Brian Moylan, Vulture, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Organizers hoped the shows would draw 250,000 attendees and inaugurate the city as a home for jazz events on par with New Orleans and Montreal.
    Shi Bradley, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026

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“Exhibitions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhibitions. Accessed 20 Aug. 2026.

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