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as in exhibits
a public showing of objects of interest
a display of paintings by masters of French Impressionism
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2
as in demonstrations
an outward and often exaggerated indication of something abstract (as a feeling) for effect
a display of sympathy that was totally phony
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as in shows
to present so as to invite notice or attention
display the best items at the front of the showcase
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as in reveals
to make known (something abstract) through outward signs
an actress who can display a great range of emotion
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Recent Examples of displays
Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Gray noted that fixtures, displays and marketing materials can be moved around with ease to feature a particular trend or brand at a moment’s notice.
—Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
Learn about efforts to make walking, biking, and driving safer in Mission, explore interactive displays, and share input on future improvements.
—Debra Skodack, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2025
The monkey was also seen climbing a pole and atop the store's displays as people tried to coax it back to its owner.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Some end up as centerpieces at local fairs and fall festivals, where artists transform them into elaborate displays, while others are chosen for crowd-pleasing traditions like crane drops and the town’s annual pumpkin regatta.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Months before the windows displays appear, as Savannah is bathed in its infamous humidity, Danyluk starts the actual design process.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
The store, shown in a company rendering, will have bolder displays that rotate.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
Despite the favorable forecast, auroral displays remain difficult to predict with precision.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2025
Martell’s group was the first Western delegation in years to visit the International Friendship Exhibition, a sprawling mountainside museum that displays gifts and artifacts from foreign dignitaries.
—Will Ripley, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Each stamp displays the face of a public figure who was instrumental in achieving American independence.
—Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
The inside of the tongue has a graphic hand that displays the model of the shoe, highlighting that this shoe has been painted by hand as a post-process at the factory.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2025
Users typed a url in the navigation bar, or typed a search query in that same space—a feature that Opera first pioneered but which was soon copied by Google—and the browser takes the user to that web address or a search results page, which displays a list of links.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
The counter displays a little extra character thanks to the decorative ogee edges.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2025
The Belmont Mansion in Nashville displays a rare Hermès side saddle from around 1927.
—Jennifer Brett, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Oct. 2025
One interlude, in the show's final segment, displays Brandy and Monica as puppets bound up in each other’s strings.
—Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Noun
Lavic displays and dramatic columns of ash.
—Literary Hub, 3 Nov. 2025
Gray noted that fixtures, displays and marketing materials can be moved around with ease to feature a particular trend or brand at a moment’s notice.
—Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 31 Oct. 2025
Learn about efforts to make walking, biking, and driving safer in Mission, explore interactive displays, and share input on future improvements.
—Debra Skodack, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2025
The monkey was also seen climbing a pole and atop the store's displays as people tried to coax it back to its owner.
—Julia Gomez, USA Today, 30 Oct. 2025
Some end up as centerpieces at local fairs and fall festivals, where artists transform them into elaborate displays, while others are chosen for crowd-pleasing traditions like crane drops and the town’s annual pumpkin regatta.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
Months before the windows displays appear, as Savannah is bathed in its infamous humidity, Danyluk starts the actual design process.
—Lydia Mansel, Southern Living, 29 Oct. 2025
The store, shown in a company rendering, will have bolder displays that rotate.
—Melissa Repko, CNBC, 29 Oct. 2025
Despite the favorable forecast, auroral displays remain difficult to predict with precision.
—Melissa Fleur Afshar, MSNBC Newsweek, 29 Oct. 2025
Verb
One rendition of the story even displays a little sympathy for the devil, as Jennings shares.
—JSTOR Daily, 31 Oct. 2025
Martell’s group was the first Western delegation in years to visit the International Friendship Exhibition, a sprawling mountainside museum that displays gifts and artifacts from foreign dignitaries.
—Will Ripley, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Each stamp displays the face of a public figure who was instrumental in achieving American independence.
—Amanda Greenwood, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Oct. 2025
The inside of the tongue has a graphic hand that displays the model of the shoe, highlighting that this shoe has been painted by hand as a post-process at the factory.
—Laird Borrelli-Persson, Vogue, 29 Oct. 2025
Users typed a url in the navigation bar, or typed a search query in that same space—a feature that Opera first pioneered but which was soon copied by Google—and the browser takes the user to that web address or a search results page, which displays a list of links.
—Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
The counter displays a little extra character thanks to the decorative ogee edges.
—Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2025
The Belmont Mansion in Nashville displays a rare Hermès side saddle from around 1927.
—Jennifer Brett, Nashville Tennessean, 20 Oct. 2025
One interlude, in the show's final segment, displays Brandy and Monica as puppets bound up in each other’s strings.
—Tamia Fowlkes, jsonline.com, 18 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for displays
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This year’s Imaginarium Festival theme is Winter Utopia, featuring ice kingdoms and fairytale landscapes alongside infinity mirror rooms, interactive exhibits, carnival games and an ice skating rink.—
Marcus Smith,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Three days of testimony, dozens of exhibits, and one Subway sandwich later, the misdemeanor assault case against Sean Charles Dunn is now in the hands of a jury, and the defense says the government has taken a protest moment and turned it into a federal prosecution.—
Beatrice Peterson,
ABC News,
5 Nov. 2025
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Row between stores The backlash towards Shein has extended beyond demonstrations on the street and government probes.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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Those demonstrations suggest incremental competence in manipulation and perception, rather than the extreme agility emphasized by Atlas.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Air Mail’s fate shows that even the masters of the old form faced major headwinds when trying to navigate the new media landscape.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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Video shows one agent restraining the man, then dragging him around as another agent helps pin him to the ground.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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But whether Vanity Fair can strike a balance between meaningful journalism that reveals the inner workings of power — while also convincing the powerful to pose for its covers and attend its Hollywood events — remains an open question.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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That’s because the third act reveals that Teddy was right all along, and Michelle is an alien.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2025
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That more than compensated for the absence of Dixon-Waters, who was SDSU’s leading scorer in both preseason exhibitions (19 and 17 points) after missing all of last season with a fractured bone in his foot that refused to heal quickly.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Under de Blasio, the mansion became a space that blended residential, artistic, and civic functions, including exhibitions exploring social change, while maintaining the mansion’s long-standing public and political significance.—
Nandika Chatterjee,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Watts then looks toward the Kardashians camera and flashes a befuddled look.—
Joey Nolfi,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Oct. 2025
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The movie begins with a 10-year-old Michael already showing the brutality for which The Shape was known, then flashes forward 15 years to an adult Michael (Tyler Mane) pursuing his younger sister, Laurie (Scout Taylor-Compton).—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Despite states’ commitments to protect the rights of journalists to carry out their work freely and safely, the lack of action by states demonstrates an alarming and deeply dangerous failure by the international community to uphold the rule of law when violations occur.—
Scott Griffen,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Nov. 2025
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What’s next Our research demonstrates that policy-level solutions work.—
Anthony Bald,
The Conversation,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The video podcast series comes as Rolling Stone unveils its digital archive of The Rolling Stone Interviews.—
Peter White,
Deadline,
31 Oct. 2025
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Brand tradition has it that each new drop — Sanoë unveils two yearly, with the ideation process kicking off a year in advance — needs to feature one holiday-specific offering.—
Stacia Datskovska,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Displays.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/displays. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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