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
Avoid displaying valuable items, including jewelry, in public.
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Julie Sharp, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Banksy has been famous for displaying or erecting artwork in public spaces.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
Thanks to some fundraising and a monthslong restoration process, Geneva’s Fabyan Villa Museum will now be displaying one of Doeuillet’s gowns.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Several National Basketball Association (NBA), Major League Baseball (MLB), National Hockey League (NHL), and Major League Soccer (MLS) teams and venues have provided means of displaying captioning during their games as well.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Apr. 2026
Buttons displaying preferred pronouns (he/him, he/them, she/them) were placed in the main conference hallway, free to take.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 29 Apr. 2026
The Air 4 Pro, like all other prism smart glasses, has no problem displaying non-HDR signals with the full range of their projectors' light and color.
—Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026
An small outdoor table make the perfect spot for displaying some of your favorite potted plants, watering can, and other decor.
—Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 25 Apr. 2026
This means that these early octopuses may have already been displaying the advanced intelligence that they are known for today.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 24 Apr. 2026
Julie Sharp, CBS News, 1 May 2026
Banksy has been famous for displaying or erecting artwork in public spaces.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 30 Apr. 2026
Thanks to some fundraising and a monthslong restoration process, Geneva’s Fabyan Villa Museum will now be displaying one of Doeuillet’s gowns.
—Molly Morrow, Chicago Tribune, 30 Apr. 2026
Several National Basketball Association (NBA), Major League Baseball (MLB), National Hockey League (NHL), and Major League Soccer (MLS) teams and venues have provided means of displaying captioning during their games as well.
—Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Apr. 2026
Buttons displaying preferred pronouns (he/him, he/them, she/them) were placed in the main conference hallway, free to take.
—David Weigel, semafor.com, 29 Apr. 2026
The Air 4 Pro, like all other prism smart glasses, has no problem displaying non-HDR signals with the full range of their projectors' light and color.
—Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 29 Apr. 2026
An small outdoor table make the perfect spot for displaying some of your favorite potted plants, watering can, and other decor.
—Tessa Cooper, The Spruce, 25 Apr. 2026
This means that these early octopuses may have already been displaying the advanced intelligence that they are known for today.
—Ari Daniel, NPR, 24 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for displaying
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Watches and Wonders ran like clockwork in April, with 65 exhibiting brands showing off their latest novelties to around 60,000 visitors in Geneva and nearly 1 billion online.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
30 Apr. 2026
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The students were nominated by their teachers for exhibiting leadership skills and being a good role model to peers.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Because hair treatment products often take a few months to begin showing results, these customers are expected to be highly loyal.—
Laya Neelakandan,
CNBC,
2 May 2026
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In the five-minute work, Pau employs snippets lifted from government newsreels, most notably footage of a swimming contest held at Victoria Harbor in the 1960s showing throngs of Hong Kong citizens launching themselves into the ocean and paddling enthusiastically.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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The one that keeps flashing in my mind in the current call to ratchet down the incendiary rhetoric was Don Jr’s reaction to the near-fatal 2022 home invasion attack on Paul Pelosi, husband of then-House Speaker Nancy Pelosi (D-CA).—
Mike Fleming Jr,
Deadline,
30 Apr. 2026
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The new project would install flashing red lights that signal drivers to stop when a pedestrian needs to cross.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Apr. 2026
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Her performance really comes alive once Jules breaks down about her husband’s affair, ultimately revealing her deepest insecurities to her elder confidant, Ben (Robert De Niro).—
Chris Feil,
Vulture,
1 May 2026
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Thursday’s filing offered new insight into the overlap between his companies, revealing that Tesla generated more than half a billion dollars in revenue last year from selling products to other Musk-run companies.—
Bloomberg,
Oc Register,
1 May 2026
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At one point, the 4-year-old lifted the blanket, exposing his bare stomach, and Berrios-Otero’s hand could allegedly be seen appearing to be below the child’s stomach area, an investigator wrote in the warrant affidavits.—
Justin Muszynski,
Hartford Courant,
2 May 2026
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In a strange and maniacally violent way, Allen did the Secret Service a favor by exposing security flaws not only in the rail system but in hotels where high-profile events are staged.—
Leonard Greene,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2026
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Federal prosecutors said while many people were peacefully demonstrating against immigration enforcement operations in Los Angeles County last summer, some people sought to use violence to obstruct, impede or injure officers conducting the enforcement operations.—
Ruben Vives,
Los Angeles Times,
7 May 2026
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Facing this new urgency, NASA officials are eager to transition from demonstrating reliable lunar landers to delivering tangible infrastructure to the Moon’s surface.—
Stephen Clark,
ArsTechnica,
6 May 2026
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The Karlovy Vary International Film Festival (KVIFF) is expanding and broadening its industry program, unveiling new initiatives on Wednesday, in time for the fest’s 60th edition.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
6 May 2026
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Republicans began unveiling aspects of their reconciliation package late Monday night.—
Steven Portnoy,
ABC News,
5 May 2026
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Halliday collaborated with Zwick (The Last Samurai) and Marshall Herskovitz on the screenplay, with Zwick and Herskovitz of the Bedford Falls Company producing alongside Clay Pecorin of Rainmaker Films and FilmNation Entertainment.—
Andreas Wiseman,
Deadline,
1 May 2026
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The former property managers were not always prompt in producing the records needed for the audit, leaving auditors unable to obtain sufficient evidence to form an opinion on the financial statements.—
R.A. Schuetz,
Houston Chronicle,
1 May 2026
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“Displaying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/displaying. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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