exhibited

verb

past tense of exhibit
as in displayed
to present so as to invite notice or attention these naturalists take their birds of prey on tour and exhibit them before groups of schoolchildren

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Recent Examples of exhibited Smith exhibited no nerves as the opener, throwing 2 2/3 scoreless innings after his three scoreless frames in Game 1 of the wild-card series. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2026 Nonprofits exhibited alongside dealers, noted the paper; that combination has since become de rigueur at many such events. — Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Their work has also been exhibited at institutions including MoMA and Tate Modern. — Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 30 Sep. 2026 Before his descendants knew of his existence, Drake’s work first appeared in the Milwaukee Art Museum in 2010, when the Chipstone Foundation exhibited his work. — Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2026 Gen One Echo exhibited exactly what an unbounded persona predicts. — Terry Oroszi, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026 Without the nacelle’s weight at the top, the structure exhibited different vibration characteristics. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026 Here’s to creating new ones, accompanied by Brilliant Earth’s peerless styles and the kind of gracefulness Taylor exhibited all throughout her life. — Stacia Datskovska, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026 As exhibited at Bora Aksu, hair was unapologetically romantic, with feathery ponytails, glossy ringlets, and bows in abundance. — Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 19 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhibited
  1. displayed
  2. showed
  3. flashed
  4. unveiled
Verb
  • At trial, a neurological expert testified that Linton had a seizure in the lead up to the collision, and a psychiatrist said Linton displayed psychotic symptoms weeks after the crash that were consistent with the aftermath of a seizure.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2026
  • On Facebook, Lee’s account displayed a picture of the young Chinese man from behind, rippling shoulders framed in a weight lifter’s tank top.
    — Eamon Javers, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026
Definition of displayed
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  • Wiles showed Republicans the president's upcoming travel schedule, which attendees described as extensive and almost every day, all across the country.
    — MICHELLE L. PRICE, Arkansas Online, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Whereas Morandi showed us that bottles could be seen as similar to humans, Lee may be more attuned to how humans might be like stones.
    — Barry Schwabsky, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of showed
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  • At first the owner stared at him blankly, then flashed a look of distaste, as if a dirty rodent had brushed his foot.
    — Rachel Heng, New Yorker, 4 Oct. 2026
  • The fifth-round pick from Nebraska has flashed as both a runner and pass-catcher behind the Chiefs’ featured back.
    — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of flashed
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  • Meta on Tuesday unveiled Muse for Small Business that connects its agent to popular software from companies like Asana, Zoom, Intuit, Box, Canva and Salesforce’s Slack.
    — Isabel O'Brien, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Nvidia on Monday unveiled its Open Agent Safety Platform to keep autonomous agents within set boundaries.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of unveiled

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