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as in exhibits
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 displays
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 exhibitions
That more than compensated for the absence of Dixon-Waters, who was SDSU’s leading scorer in both preseason exhibitions (19 and 17 points) after missing all of last season with a fractured bone in his foot that refused to heal quickly.
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Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
Under de Blasio, the mansion became a space that blended residential, artistic, and civic functions, including exhibitions exploring social change, while maintaining the mansion’s long-standing public and political significance.
—Nandika Chatterjee, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
Designed by Oscar Niemeyer, who envisioned the city, Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil hosts art exhibitions, international movies, and other events.
—Greyson Ferguson, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
This South Kensington landmark celebrates more than 5,000 years of human creativity with paintings, jewelry, furniture, textiles, sculpture and more, including exquisite special exhibitions.
—Susanne Fowler, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
The festival offers retrospective conversations, exhibitions, and special screenings, as well as a wide range of other competitions throughout the event.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
Additional exhibitions and community dialogues will run through May 30, 2026.
—Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Many galleries synced their exhibits to major exhibitions at Paris museums.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
Presented across four venues in Lagos and Ibadan, the program features solo and collaborative projects, institutional exhibitions, screenings, and talks.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2025
Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
Under de Blasio, the mansion became a space that blended residential, artistic, and civic functions, including exhibitions exploring social change, while maintaining the mansion’s long-standing public and political significance.
—Nandika Chatterjee, Time, 5 Nov. 2025
Designed by Oscar Niemeyer, who envisioned the city, Centro Cultural Banco do Brasil hosts art exhibitions, international movies, and other events.
—Greyson Ferguson, Travel + Leisure, 5 Nov. 2025
This South Kensington landmark celebrates more than 5,000 years of human creativity with paintings, jewelry, furniture, textiles, sculpture and more, including exquisite special exhibitions.
—Susanne Fowler, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
The festival offers retrospective conversations, exhibitions, and special screenings, as well as a wide range of other competitions throughout the event.
—Leia Mendoza, Variety, 29 Oct. 2025
Additional exhibitions and community dialogues will run through May 30, 2026.
—Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 29 Oct. 2025
Many galleries synced their exhibits to major exhibitions at Paris museums.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 27 Oct. 2025
Presented across four venues in Lagos and Ibadan, the program features solo and collaborative projects, institutional exhibitions, screenings, and talks.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhibitions
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This year’s Imaginarium Festival theme is Winter Utopia, featuring ice kingdoms and fairytale landscapes alongside infinity mirror rooms, interactive exhibits, carnival games and an ice skating rink.—
Marcus Smith,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Three days of testimony, dozens of exhibits, and one Subway sandwich later, the misdemeanor assault case against Sean Charles Dunn is now in the hands of a jury, and the defense says the government has taken a protest moment and turned it into a federal prosecution.—
Beatrice Peterson,
ABC News,
5 Nov. 2025
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Tuckman also said Team Bahamas’ festive costumes and dancing displays were memorable.—
Walter Villa,
Miami Herald,
9 Nov. 2025
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Scott Ford, who was walking in Ault’s group, said that the new lighting system can be used yearround and programmed for seasonal and holiday displays.—
Graham Womack,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Row between stores The backlash towards Shein has extended beyond demonstrations on the street and government probes.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
7 Nov. 2025
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Those demonstrations suggest incremental competence in manipulation and perception, rather than the extreme agility emphasized by Atlas.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
7 Nov. 2025
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Chicago O’Hare, Atlanta’s Hartsfield-Jackson International, Denver International and Dallas-Fort Worth also experienced dozens of cancellations and hundreds of delays, FlightAware data shows.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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What’s that been like and how have the shows been going?—
Julyssa Lopez,
Rolling Stone,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Exhibitions.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhibitions. Accessed 22 Nov. 2025.
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