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as in exhibit
a public showing of objects of interest
an exhibition of valuable and fascinating artifacts from a recovered pirate ship
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as in display
an outward and often exaggerated indication of something abstract (as a feeling) for effect
for the benefit of the crowd, the professional wrestler made a great exhibition of ferocity
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Recent Examples of exhibition
Teams such as the Indiana Fever and Minnesota Lynx are holding three exhibition contests before their season opener.
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Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Its Blue Armchair, on show at design exhibition Convey, is blocky and rigid with rough-and-ready industrial detailing.
—Francesca Perry, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
As visitors walk through the exhibition, the middle gallery is painted and lit to represent Martinez’s nighttime walks through Istanbul.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
The exhibition is the brainchild of guest curator Paul Farber, who spent years exploring the meaning of the statue and public monuments — including through his NPR podcasts — before bringing the conversation into the museum.
—ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
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Nathan Canilao, Mercury News, 24 Apr. 2026
Its Blue Armchair, on show at design exhibition Convey, is blocky and rigid with rough-and-ready industrial detailing.
—Francesca Perry, CNN Money, 24 Apr. 2026
As visitors walk through the exhibition, the middle gallery is painted and lit to represent Martinez’s nighttime walks through Istanbul.
—Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 24 Apr. 2026
The exhibition is the brainchild of guest curator Paul Farber, who spent years exploring the meaning of the statue and public monuments — including through his NPR podcasts — before bringing the conversation into the museum.
—ABC News, 24 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhibition
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Dinosaurs is a 10-acre outdoor attraction featuring more than 40 life-sized animatronic dinosaurs, along with walking trails, live shows and interactive exhibits.—
Kelly McGreal,
FOXNews.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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Miami Museum of Contemporary Art of the African Diaspora curated the mobile interactive mural exhibit, which evolved from the existing murals seen in Overtown that highlight the neighborhood’s history, and include a QR code for visitors to scan and learn about the stories behind them.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
28 Apr. 2026
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The supremacy of filmmaking craft on display here is what makes Janus’ restoration so worthy of celebration.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
22 Apr. 2026
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At other times, as was the case in the display photographed, there is no prey animal in sight, and the dance seems simply to be an expression of exuberance.—
PhotoVogue,
Vogue,
22 Apr. 2026
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In keeping with the sustainability themed food trucks offered free vegetarian food to encourage an eco-friendlier diet and a green-food demonstration by the UCLA Teaching Kitchen aimed to inspire Bruins to incorporate sustainable cooking in their everyday lives.—
Julianna Lozada,
Daily News,
23 Apr. 2026
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Volocopter, which was acquired last year by Diamond Aircraft, expects to have a final prototype ready for flight tests in June, with a demonstration event scheduled for September and type certification planned for the end of 2026.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
23 Apr. 2026
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The roughly thirty-pound latex belly that Harbour wore to give Floyd extra heft is on full display in the show’s final episode, when Floyd and Clark strip down to their boxer briefs and dance by the pool lockers in a kind of tête-à-tête disco.—
Alexandra Schwartz,
New Yorker,
24 Apr. 2026
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The many attending assistants around her eventually disperse — a little hesitantly because Sam is in the middle of preparing a new show — and the two withdraw to Sam’s cavernous studio.—
Jake Coyle,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Exhibition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhibition. Accessed 29 Apr. 2026.
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