1
as in exhibiting
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 showing
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 displaying
Then in late April, the city deployed an AI translation service for the first time at a public hearing, with large screens displaying the Spanish and English translation of comments by city council members and members of the public in real-time.
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Mariana Navarrete Villegas, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2026
What appears to be a group of teens then sprints by, including at least one displaying a gun.
—Mark Prussin, CBS News, 15 May 2026
The event, hosted by the World Health Organization and Archewell Philanthropies, will see the illumination of 50 lightboxes, each displaying the lock screen image of a child who lost their life as a result of online violence and digital harm.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
The company said 48 passengers and one crew member were displaying gastrointestinal symptoms as of late Wednesday morning.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
These widgets appear mostly to be about displaying data from your account or around the web.
—ArsTechnica, 12 May 2026
He was later examined in July and diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency after displaying visible swelling in his lower legs near his ankles.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 12 May 2026
Still, the third baseman has been displaying an ability to hit the ball out of the park.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
The appreciation began at shootaround with the team displaying a tribute photo on the jumbotron inside the arena.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 8 May 2026
Mariana Navarrete Villegas, Hartford Courant, 16 May 2026
What appears to be a group of teens then sprints by, including at least one displaying a gun.
—Mark Prussin, CBS News, 15 May 2026
The event, hosted by the World Health Organization and Archewell Philanthropies, will see the illumination of 50 lightboxes, each displaying the lock screen image of a child who lost their life as a result of online violence and digital harm.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026
The company said 48 passengers and one crew member were displaying gastrointestinal symptoms as of late Wednesday morning.
—ABC News, 13 May 2026
These widgets appear mostly to be about displaying data from your account or around the web.
—ArsTechnica, 12 May 2026
He was later examined in July and diagnosed with chronic venous insufficiency after displaying visible swelling in his lower legs near his ankles.
—Joey Garrison, USA Today, 12 May 2026
Still, the third baseman has been displaying an ability to hit the ball out of the park.
—Lamond Pope, Chicago Tribune, 9 May 2026
The appreciation began at shootaround with the team displaying a tribute photo on the jumbotron inside the arena.
—Fiifi Frimpong, New York Daily News, 8 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for displaying
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Gagosian was exhibiting works by Kathleen Ryan, and all had already been sold.—
Bettina Zilkha,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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Nearby a glass wall that overlooked the second floor of exhibiting galleries, Sharon Stone was sharing photos of her own paintings with Frieze executive Simon Fox.—
Kristen Tauer,
Footwear News,
14 May 2026
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The vote stems from the district’s broader layoff plan, which included nearly 568 full-time-equivalent classified positions — a measure showing staffing hours rather than the exact number of people affected.—
Chaewon Chung,
Sacbee.com,
22 May 2026
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Throughout the festival, Cannes audiences have been showing their disapproval by booing the Canal+ logo at gala screenings.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
22 May 2026
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The goal is to remove the pieces without touching the metal edges, which triggers a buzzer and a flashing red nose.—
Jon Root OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
22 May 2026
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Photos from the event’s heyday show the Eras Tour frontwoman posing with her ‘squad’ of gal pals in matching American flag onesies, or flashing peace signs in stars-and-stripes bikinis.—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
21 May 2026
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The resulting scene is spectacular, with the apartment’s inclined and polished floor giving rise to physical comedy of absurdist pathos in the vein of Jerry Lewis, and Corvette’s frantic struggle for traction revealing the earnest undertones of her fraught visit.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
22 May 2026
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In between shout-outs from the crowd, Colbert played it straight, rattling off jokes about the day’s headlines, revealing one last First Draft, and sharing shrewd bits of history about The Ed Sullivan Theater.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
22 May 2026
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As her lie begins to unravel, her hunger for validation spirals into something far darker, drawing a devastated father into a desperate search and exposing a culture more obsessed with spectacle than consequence.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
16 May 2026
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Several towns split their votes between Lamont and Elliott, exposing a bitter divide within the state’s party over whether Connecticut should turn in a more progressive direction.—
Stephen Underwood,
Hartford Courant,
16 May 2026
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Compared to standard GPUs, NextSilicon’s Maverick-2 chip adapts its hardware resources to each application at runtime, demonstrating the performance and stability required to qualify for the elite program.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
20 May 2026
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With emotional story and popular cast demonstrating good on-screen chemistry of complex characters, the movie has good theatrical potential for the local market and prospective to cross borders and resonate not only in Eastern Europe.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
19 May 2026
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Topline ChatGPT maker OpenAI is targeting a September public debut, the Wall Street Journal reported Wednesday, days after Sam Altman's courtroom victory over Elon Musk—whose own rocket company is unveiling IPO paperwork as soon as Wednesday.—
Alicia Park,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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Washington — Federal prosecutors in Florida on Wednesday unsealed an indictment charging former Cuban leader Raúl Castro and five others in connection with the Cuban military's fatal downing of two planes 30 years ago, with officials unveiling the charges at a press conference in Miami.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
20 May 2026
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The Sox sent 13 batters to the plate while producing their most runs in an inning since scoring 11 in the second inning against the Cincinnati Reds on May 7, 2023, at Great American Ball Park.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
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His knowledge and love of movies fueled his writing and co-producing on the American Film Institute’s Salutes not only to Peck but to Gene Kelly, Billy Wilder, Barbara Stanwyck and Jack Lemmon.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
22 May 2026
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“Displaying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/displaying. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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