evinces

verb

present tense third-person singular of evince
as in reveals
to make known (something abstract) through outward signs he evinced an interest in art from an early age

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Recent Examples of evinces This comes across as pandering to the genre's largely female audience, and not in a way that evinces much respect for these viewers' intelligence. — Judy Berman, Time, 6 Nov. 2025 Cortez Masto evinces not a flicker of doubt. — Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025 The Intel catastrophe evinces the realization that a singular goal of Delaware’s Revlon standard has proven too myopic for the moment. — Andrew King, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2025 Co-produced by Monroe and engineer/producer Gena Johnson, this project further evinces Monroe’s vulnerable songwriting and free-spirited innovation. — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evinces
  1. reveals
  2. displays
  3. shows
  4. betrays
  5. demonstrates
Verb
  • The series reveals how the actions of a few would trigger seismic, long-lasting and deadly consequences.
    — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Captured by the Solar Wind Magnetosphere Ionosphere Link Explorer, or SMILE, the footage reveals the full ring of auroral activity encircling Earth's north pole in ultraviolet light, stretching across both the night and day sides of our planet.
    — Daisy Dobrijevic, Space.com, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of reveals
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  • This exhibit displays body parts and specimens crucial to human development and reproduction.
    — Emma Hall October 3, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Power consumption is measured at the wall using a Kill-A-Watt power meter, which displays the test bed's total power in each test.
    — Michael Justin Allen Sexton, PC Magazine, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of displays
Verb
  • Whether Apple is actually preparing that product is besides the point, Luria added that just the possibility shows how limited Oura’s competitive position could be against a company that controls the entire iPhone ecosystem.
    — Morgan Chittum, Fortune, 6 Oct. 2026
  • The scale of the award also shows where the manufacturing bottleneck can sit inside a missile program.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of shows
Verb
  • But the production here betrays its economy, and the direction, by Garth Davis and Laure de Clermont-Tonnerre, remains earthbound, held down by mournful strings and devoid of color.
    — Robert Lloyd, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • In a letter to Congress, the former employees say this betrays that the infrastructure problems are being exaggerated.
    — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of betrays
Verb
  • This exhibit demonstrates how more than 600 muscles fuel human movement.
    — Emma Hall October 3, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2026
  • As Applied Aerospace strips out IPO charges over the next two quarters, demonstrates its capital-light operating leverage, and starts collecting cash on its backlog, the valuation gap will likely compress.
    — Harvey Stober, CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of demonstrates

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“Evinces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evinces. Accessed 8 Oct. 2026.

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