as in displaying
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 exhibiting
Carved, Sourcing Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
Its form thus neatly meets the Kantian criterion of exhibiting its purpose.
—Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
With none of the other animals in their home exhibiting similar symptoms, the Brodeurs feared that Scout's vomiting was connected to the rabies vaccine baits.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Until now, a significant obstacle has been the lack of a device that could route photons of arbitrary polarization at standard telecommunication wavelengths while simultaneously exhibiting both low signal loss and high fidelity.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
Using pure well water, wild yeasts (some propagated from its own fruit trees and beehives), local and heirloom grains, hops, and fruits, and house sour cultures, the brewery creates, ages, blends and bottles unique, small-batch beers exhibiting the wildness of Oregon terroir.
—Ben Davidson Correspondent, Oc Register, 24 Sep. 2025
By comparison, the last edition of Baselworld in 2019 (then the world’s largest watch fair) had roughly 130 to 150 watch brands exhibiting.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2025
Sandy Hook Promise said in a statement Monday that the Sequoia Union High School District was able to stop the potential school shooting after a student reported that a classmate was exhibiting warning signs on Instagram.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 23 Sep. 2025
Matta Cinema Production, Tempo Media Group, and Ruang Basbeth Bercerita are exhibiting at Pavilion Jakarta, hosted by the Jakarta Provincial Government and Indonesia’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
Adjective
Below, executives from 10 of the exhibiting denim mills from around the globe share the highlights from their upcoming Spring/Summer 2027 collections that will be on view at the show.
—Carved, Sourcing Journal, 3 Oct. 2025
Its form thus neatly meets the Kantian criterion of exhibiting its purpose.
—Harmon Siegel, Artforum, 1 Oct. 2025
With none of the other animals in their home exhibiting similar symptoms, the Brodeurs feared that Scout's vomiting was connected to the rabies vaccine baits.
—Kelli Bender, PEOPLE, 30 Sep. 2025
Until now, a significant obstacle has been the lack of a device that could route photons of arbitrary polarization at standard telecommunication wavelengths while simultaneously exhibiting both low signal loss and high fidelity.
—Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2025
Using pure well water, wild yeasts (some propagated from its own fruit trees and beehives), local and heirloom grains, hops, and fruits, and house sour cultures, the brewery creates, ages, blends and bottles unique, small-batch beers exhibiting the wildness of Oregon terroir.
—Ben Davidson Correspondent, Oc Register, 24 Sep. 2025
By comparison, the last edition of Baselworld in 2019 (then the world’s largest watch fair) had roughly 130 to 150 watch brands exhibiting.
—Paige Reddinger, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2025
Sandy Hook Promise said in a statement Monday that the Sequoia Union High School District was able to stop the potential school shooting after a student reported that a classmate was exhibiting warning signs on Instagram.
—Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 23 Sep. 2025
Matta Cinema Production, Tempo Media Group, and Ruang Basbeth Bercerita are exhibiting at Pavilion Jakarta, hosted by the Jakarta Provincial Government and Indonesia’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 20 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhibiting
Verb
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Besides being easy to grasp and move around, this wooden toy’s smooth lines give it an heirloom quality for displaying in the nursery.—
Pamela Brill,
Parents,
2 Oct. 2025
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That is, someone can experience hunger – not getting enough to eat – without displaying the physical signs of malnutrition.—
Tracy Roof,
The Conversation,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Anthropic, which did not publish examples of the chatbot’s responses, has been cautious not to suggest that this characteristic alone means that the bot is sentient.—
Webb Wright,
The Atlantic,
1 Oct. 2025
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But most important to our search for the real Mary is that as a young girl she would have been exposed to a diverse environment combining Jewish, Greek, and Roman cultures, high and low, in a mix that was characteristic of the multicultural region of Galilee into which she was born.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Our staff is showing a lot of faith in the New York Rangers this season.—
Sean Gentille,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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Flagg finished the game with 10 points, six rebounds and three assists, showing his stat-stuffing potential while only playing the first half.—
Lawrence Dow,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
7 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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For those of us who have loved Carmen Maura since the first of her seven features with Pedro Almodóvar 45 years ago, watching her expressive face in Calle Málaga is its own wondrous reward.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Oct. 2025
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Clinical leaders working with psychedelics could incorporate music‑based therapy, sound baths and expressive visual and vocal art for trauma, not as an add-on, but as tools on par with talk therapy.—
Sonia Singh,
Rolling Stone,
3 Oct. 2025
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Dach has had a strong preseason, showing off his physicality in his first two games (something the Blackhawks don’t have a lot of in their lineup) and flashing some skill with a goal Tuesday against the Detroit Red Wings.—
Scott Powers,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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Another violent case happened later in June in Delaware, after police say a vehicle with flashing police lights pulled over another car in the historic shipbuilding town of Milton.—
Allison Gordon,
CNN Money,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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While Workers United maintains that the recent string of protests around the country are purely demonstrative, Freed for one is ready to put that practice to use if necessary.—
Bradley Hohulin,
IndyStar,
2 Oct. 2025
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During the first quarter of the Fever's game against the Atlanta Dream Tuesday night, Clark and Cunningham made a demonstrative gesture to officials, protesting that a Dream player should be called for traveling.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
20 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The proliferation of new bike lanes, Taleb argued, is symptomatic of a political system that favors visible, immediate, and consumer-friendly projects.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
24 Sep. 2025
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In babies aged five to eight months who developed symptomatic RSV, 26 percent of those who had received a low dose of the vaccine developed a severe case of RSV, compared with 8 percent of those who received the placebo.—
Tara Haelle,
Scientific American,
23 Sep. 2025
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“Exhibiting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhibiting. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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