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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2
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
Colombian President Gustavo Petro also said that Carranza was innocent and that his boat was displaying a distress signal at the time of the attack, according to CBS News.
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Amy McCarthy, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Alongside the garments, the museum is displaying 12 original drawings by Balenciaga, dated between 1950 and 1968, from the Balenciaga Archives in Paris, shown in Italy for the first time.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
In 1998, Hindu fundamentalists attacked Husain’s Mumbai home and galleries displaying his work.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
This made a window appear in the center of my vision, displaying the available apps on the headset, much like the home screen on a smartphone.
—PC Magazine, 22 Oct. 2025
Other impressive perks include a plush home theater, a cigar room with an advanced air purification system, and an auto gallery for displaying your car collection.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2025
The Lego Star Wars Logo (75407) set looks stunning as a display item and for displaying your other Star Wars items around.
—Paul Brett, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Airports in the San Francisco Bay Area, including San Francisco International Airport, have declined displaying Noem’s video too.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
The Chargers’ second-year receiver has 110 catches and nine touchdowns in his first NFL 22 NFL games, while displaying an ability to deftly escape defenders.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
Amy McCarthy, PEOPLE, 24 Oct. 2025
Alongside the garments, the museum is displaying 12 original drawings by Balenciaga, dated between 1950 and 1968, from the Balenciaga Archives in Paris, shown in Italy for the first time.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 24 Oct. 2025
In 1998, Hindu fundamentalists attacked Husain’s Mumbai home and galleries displaying his work.
—Oscar Holland, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
This made a window appear in the center of my vision, displaying the available apps on the headset, much like the home screen on a smartphone.
—PC Magazine, 22 Oct. 2025
Other impressive perks include a plush home theater, a cigar room with an advanced air purification system, and an auto gallery for displaying your car collection.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 20 Oct. 2025
The Lego Star Wars Logo (75407) set looks stunning as a display item and for displaying your other Star Wars items around.
—Paul Brett, Space.com, 16 Oct. 2025
Airports in the San Francisco Bay Area, including San Francisco International Airport, have declined displaying Noem’s video too.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
The Chargers’ second-year receiver has 110 catches and nine touchdowns in his first NFL 22 NFL games, while displaying an ability to deftly escape defenders.
—Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for displaying
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She’s perfectly matched by her Kinds of Kindness co-star Plemons, exhibiting a heretofore untapped volatility, and by newcomer Aidan Delbis, who plays the neurodivergent accomplice caught in the middle.—
A.A. Dowd,
Vulture,
24 Oct. 2025
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Throughout the movie, Strong exudes this fraternal bond on screen in small, intimate ways, exhibiting the grace that Landau had for Springsteen when the artist needed it the most.—
Jake Kring-Schreifels,
Time,
24 Oct. 2025
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Justin has always been vocal about showing support for Toronto, and even did a jersey collaboration with the Toronto Maple Leafs in 2022.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
28 Oct. 2025
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Photos later emerged showing her in North Korea, where she was known to have married and given birth to a daughter.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
28 Oct. 2025
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Each day brings more permanent residents, arriving in black hearses trailing solemn convoys of hazard-flashing cars to a place still served by generations of locals who cut granite memorials or pour sympathetic whiskeys.—
Chris Kenning,
USA Today,
25 Oct. 2025
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Over ominous, throbbing music, the lights start flashing, the tension starts building, and then, finally, Godzilla enters from stage right.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
24 Oct. 2025
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Radiohead frontman Thom Yorke has opened up about the band’s extended break from touring, revealing that personal loss and emotional burnout contributed to the group’s seven-year absence from the stage.—
Jessica Lynch,
Billboard,
26 Oct. 2025
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So too did Biden’s policy of keeping Ukraine on life support while revealing fear of provoking Putin.—
Kathleen Collins,
Twin Cities,
26 Oct. 2025
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But this is a massive update, finally exposing what had always been a private metric.—
David Zucker,
Deadline,
27 Oct. 2025
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This means exposing the shoulders, showing too much leg above the knees, or wearing clothing with crude or inappropriate imagery.—
Asia London Palomba,
Travel + Leisure,
25 Oct. 2025
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Earlier this month, the robot performed a classical dance routine and learnt the art of picking up tennis balls, demonstrating its dexterity and autonomy.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
28 Oct. 2025
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She has continually innovated, elevated, and strengthened Variety with vision and passion, demonstrating an unparalleled ability to embrace challenges and drive success.—
William Earl,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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After unveiling the championship banner, the Thunder will face their former franchise player in Kevin Durant, who was traded to the Rockets this summer.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
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On July 3 that year, the 10th anniversary of Morrison’s death, Mikulin, the three surviving members of the Doors, and dozens of fans crowded the grave for the bust’s unveiling.—
David Kushner,
Rolling Stone,
20 Oct. 2025
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Unlike many recycling approaches, this method works across multiple plastics and even mixtures, producing gram-scale yields that point to real-world feasibility, as per the release.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Oct. 2025
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The humanities program will work with the arts board's Folk & Traditional Arts Apprenticeship program to train master and apprentice Wisconsin folk artists in planning and producing public programs that showcase and contextualize cultural traditions, stories and histories.—
Jim Higgins,
jsonline.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Displaying.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/displaying. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.
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