DISPLAYING Synonyms: 72 Similar and Opposite Words

displaying

verb

present participle of display

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 The general plan is to create the museum in the center of the first floor, potentially displaying antique cars owned by the city, along with photographs and paintings. — Verónica Egui Brito, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026 State and county regulations prohibit such businesses from selling more than 90 meals per week, displaying physical signage on their front lawns to advertise or serving food that was prepared the day prior, even if stored properly. — Lauren Ng, Los Angeles Times, 18 Sep. 2026 Steinbach shoots other aspects of nature as well, displaying a particular fondness for the images of plants and trees reflected in shimmering bodies of water. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 17 Sep. 2026 Earlier this year, two band members were banned from Singapore for displaying the Palestinian flag onstage during a concert. — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 16 Sep. 2026 And Mahomes, displaying no ill effects from the injury, passed for two touchdowns and rushed for another. — Mike Jones, New York Times, 16 Sep. 2026 The police investigated him in June for displaying a weapon, but the county attorney’s office decided not to file any charges. — ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026 For Hudson artist and UW-Stout junior Broden Decker, the gallery is about more than displaying art. — Derek James, CBS News, 16 Sep. 2026 Originally designed to organize individual pieces of metal type for printing, these wooden trays feature dozens of compartments of varying sizes and are perfectly suited for displaying your most treasured trinkets. — Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Sep. 2026

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Verb

Also exhibiting will be the International Salon for Audiovisual Content (SICA), a burgeoning trade fair and business hub that takes place every year in Ivory Coast.

— Christopher Vourlias, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
The dress will be unveiled at Sotheby’s London on September 18 and displayed until September 24, before exhibiting in Hong Kong from October 1 to 15, in Geneva from November 6 to 11, and in New York from December 2.

— Amarachi Orie, CNN Money, 10 Sep. 2026

Definition of exhibiting

Verb

Just a twenty‑page pamphlet by Guy Wyser‑Pratte, one of the earliest practitioners, which mostly gestured at concepts rather than showing how to apply them.

— Alec Litowitz, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
The decision comes on the heels of a new UCLA study showing thefts of the automakers’ most vulnerable models will probably plague Los Angeles for years to come.

— Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of showing

Verb

The Bears defeated Saginaw 49-20, flashing their offensive prowess.

— Charles Baggarly, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Sep. 2026
The computers themselves look little like a consumer desktop; for better cooling they’re not covered by a shell, so server rooms are all exposed green switches and flashing blue lights.

— Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of flashing

Verb

That's fine, Webb said, revealing that Payton has usually had a handful of tips for him during preseason games.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 8 Sep. 2026
The first model emerged onto a sinuous runway in a nubuck coat paired with chiffon pants that fluttered in the breeze, revealing knee-high calfskin boots.

— Lauren Collins, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026

Definition of revealing

Verb

Alibaba alone accounted for more than 151 million Claude interactions, while Anthropic said Moonshot and DeepSeek sometimes routed their own users’ queries to Claude without their knowledge, potentially exposing sensitive information.

— Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026
For a financial transaction, that might mean exposing transaction state explicitly, requiring an idempotency key so the same instruction can’t execute twice, and separating the permission to prepare an order from the permission to submit it.

— Barry Bernstein, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of exposing

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Within 24 hours of launch, the team completed the commissioning of the payload, demonstrating how the optics system can support rapid action and decision-making in space operations.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
The 2026 midterm elections are also demonstrating how issues that begin as disputes between local governments and residents can spread across the country and become part of national political identities.

— Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 5 Sep. 2026

Definition of demonstrating

Verb

Veronica Beard, which launched in 2010 with its signature Dickey Jacket, is unveiling Blazer Atelier, an homage to the brand’s roots and a nod to a new direction.

— Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 17 Sep. 2026
After a decade-long gap, the Diane von Furstenberg line returned to New York Fashion Week with Zankov unveiling his first collection as artistic director for the brand.

— ABC News, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of unveiling

Verb

That target remains well beyond simply producing a larger processor.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
Centuries before the internet infiltrated almost every aspect of daily life, Swift described how scientific and technological advances could lead to chronic distraction by producing an obsession with what could be rather than what is.

— Dónal Gill, The Dial, 8 Sep. 2026

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