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 Half of all Americans approve of displaying the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms and 46% want to allow teachers to lead their classes in prayer. — Lauren Costantino updated July 10, Miami Herald, 10 July 2026 The Tree Walk will bring you through over 150 varieties of trees, displaying the park’s arboretum of rare and native trees. — Kaitlyn Keegan, Hartford Courant, 10 July 2026 Ooma also supports displaying your Google Voice number on calls made through its service. — Larry Magid, Mercury News, 9 July 2026 Two stands visited recently by Times reporters didn’t even have a sign displaying the name of the business. — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026 Meanwhile, when not in use, the tablet's screensaver can act as a photo album, displaying images that are easily transferred via Bluetooth. — New Atlas, 7 July 2026 Molly Tea, founded in 2021, was still displaying its four-petal flower logo on its official website as of Tuesday. — ABC News, 7 July 2026 On a computer monitor displaying a lidar sensor’s point cloud image, the room the sensor was capturing appeared exactly as expected. — Melissa Lee,paige Tortorelli,scott Zamost, CNBC, 7 July 2026 But their loving, attentive mother soon began displaying signs of schizophrenia. — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 3 July 2026

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Located on the first and second floors of Chelsea Arts Tower, the 9,228-square-foot property was designed for exhibiting large-scale contemporary art.

— Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 6 July 2026
Hospital staff reportedly told them Vincent was exhibiting agonal breathing, an involuntary reflex that can occur near death.

— Brittany Miller, FOXNews.com, 5 July 2026

Definition of exhibiting

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After showing worryingly weak early interest, World Cup fans showed up at the last minute to boost Los Angeles hotel occupancy and room rates.

— Lily Wright, Los Angeles Times, 10 July 2026
Formerly known as Heeseung of ENHYPEN, EVAN is showing another side to himself as a solo artist, redefining his sound and stage presence.

— Laura Sirikul, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026

Definition of showing

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An important index for chip stocks is flashing a technical warning sign, possibly signaling a drawdown of as much as 17%, according to investment bank BTIG.

— Tobias Burns, CNBC, 10 July 2026
Tipping my hat to whoever’s responsible for the shot of Sugar checking behind his back, into the darkness as the greenish-white glow of the computer screen reflects in his eyes, giving the impression of those turquoise alien eyes flashing in fear.

— Andy Andersen, Vulture, 10 July 2026

Definition of flashing

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During a 2019-20 artist residency with New York City’s Department of Records and Information Services, Weist mined municipal archives for records revealing how city government had defined, supported and monitored past artists.

— Rhoda Feng, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026
The loss of those Xbox employees is in addition to the Xbox 1,600 staffers who will be laid off this week, per Sharma’s memo to staff revealing the changes.

— Jennifer Maas, Variety, 6 July 2026

Definition of revealing

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But instead of slipping into fixer mode, reflect on what the situation is exposing to you about an emotional pattern.

— Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 8 July 2026
Beijing’s primary and secondary schools are offering AI instruction each academic year, exposing kids to topics ranging from chatbot use to AI ethics.

— Preston Fore, Fortune, 8 July 2026

Definition of exposing

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Kyiv has also stepped up long-range drone and missile strikes inside Russia, targeting energy, military and logistics infrastructure, demonstrating the progress Ukraine has made in developing domestic strike capabilities.

— Elsa Ohlen, CNBC, 6 July 2026
Boston Consulting Group suggests CEO hopefuls start cultivating a social media presence and demonstrating the ability to represent a company at least five years before expecting to take the top job.

— Rachel Ventresca, Fortune, 5 July 2026

Definition of demonstrating

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The Great Minnesota Get-Together is leaning into its reputation for over-the-top fare in 2026, unveiling 36 new foods ranging from savory mashups to quirky sweet treats, including Pickle Pie, an Apple Donut Ham Grinder and Dill With It, Cookie!

— Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 9 July 2026
Images of the Qatari-gifted jet captured since its unveiling show it is not equipped with some of the same missile detection and countermeasure systems as the older jets.

— Michelle L. Price, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026

Definition of unveiling

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Instead of producing energy from heat, as with the radiothermal generators found on deep-space probes like Voyager 2, the NanoTritium system generates electricity directly.

— David Szondy July 07, New Atlas, 8 July 2026
Tired of spending his days simply delighting in psychological torture and revenge, Lestat publicly chases the life of a famous rock star, writing and producing an album and performing in a cross-country tour while maintaining a fake vampire persona.

— CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 7 July 2026

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