as in displays
a public showing of objects of interest
a touring exhibit of national treasures from the Smithsonian Institution
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as in shows
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 exhibits
Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2026
Additional messages included in the exhibits released on Tuesday show that Biden-era investigators scrutinized video footage and attempted to identify suspicious activity.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 21 Apr. 2026
The museum hosts rotating exhibits, artifacts and displays about historic Rowan County.
—Katie Riley, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026
The American Jazz Museum has interactive exhibits with listening stations, touch-screen adventures and custom-mixing soundboards.
—Taylor Haught, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
That WhatsApp chat was filled with researchers, technicians and artists who had been scanning the plant as part of a yearslong art and data project, said Laura Spalding Best, the senior director of exhibits at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, which commissioned the project.
—Alina Hartounian, NPR, 20 Apr. 2026
What to see today In the summer and early fall, visitors can see a variety of exhibits in the Portland Head Light museum, which was built into the former keeper’s house.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
The grand jury investigation, which lead to the manslaughter charge, included testimony from 150 witnesses, most from the State Police, and close to 350 exhibits, according to the Commonwealth.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
The exhibits will soon go on display in another city, yet to be decided – a fifth stop on a nationwide tour.
—Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2026
Much of the time is spent interacting with young schoolchildren, with whom Galifianakis exhibits a deadpan playfulness — testing them on names of apple varieties (McIntosh?
—Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
The gallery exhibits artists from North Carolina and around the world.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
Additionally, while there are many circular features at more equatorial latitudes, the north pole itself exhibits a six-sided hexagonal feature, separating the browns from the blues of the pole.
—Big Think, 15 Apr. 2026
The First Trust Global Wind Energy ETF (FAN) provides diversified exposure to wind energy, using mostly international stocks, and exhibits positive momentum in both absolute and relative terms.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2026
Posters for dentist offices and museum exhibits line one side; three metal doors on the other.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2026
Hegseth exhibits those characteristics, and our soldiers finally have someone to follow.
—Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Expanding the exhibit As one of the cornerstone exhibits in the Sacramento History Museum, the Woolsey display has housed new upgrades and technologies the museum hoped to check out.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Noun
Some die-hard hometown Prince fans have been frustrated that more new exhibits and events don’t take place there beyond the annual Celebration around Prince’s June 7 birthday (coming up again June 3-7).
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2026
Additional messages included in the exhibits released on Tuesday show that Biden-era investigators scrutinized video footage and attempted to identify suspicious activity.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 21 Apr. 2026
The museum hosts rotating exhibits, artifacts and displays about historic Rowan County.
—Katie Riley, Southern Living, 21 Apr. 2026
The American Jazz Museum has interactive exhibits with listening stations, touch-screen adventures and custom-mixing soundboards.
—Taylor Haught, Kansas City Star, 21 Apr. 2026
That WhatsApp chat was filled with researchers, technicians and artists who had been scanning the plant as part of a yearslong art and data project, said Laura Spalding Best, the senior director of exhibits at the Desert Botanical Garden in Phoenix, which commissioned the project.
—Alina Hartounian, NPR, 20 Apr. 2026
What to see today In the summer and early fall, visitors can see a variety of exhibits in the Portland Head Light museum, which was built into the former keeper’s house.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 19 Apr. 2026
The grand jury investigation, which lead to the manslaughter charge, included testimony from 150 witnesses, most from the State Police, and close to 350 exhibits, according to the Commonwealth.
—Colleen Cronin, Boston Herald, 15 Apr. 2026
The exhibits will soon go on display in another city, yet to be decided – a fifth stop on a nationwide tour.
—Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 15 Apr. 2026
Verb
There’s something poetic about how the series insists that these two together make one whole that exhibits each of the brothers’ weaknesses.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 23 Apr. 2026
Much of the time is spent interacting with young schoolchildren, with whom Galifianakis exhibits a deadpan playfulness — testing them on names of apple varieties (McIntosh?
—Television Critic, Los Angeles Times, 22 Apr. 2026
The gallery exhibits artists from North Carolina and around the world.
—Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 19 Apr. 2026
Additionally, while there are many circular features at more equatorial latitudes, the north pole itself exhibits a six-sided hexagonal feature, separating the browns from the blues of the pole.
—Big Think, 15 Apr. 2026
The First Trust Global Wind Energy ETF (FAN) provides diversified exposure to wind energy, using mostly international stocks, and exhibits positive momentum in both absolute and relative terms.
—Katie Stockton, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2026
Posters for dentist offices and museum exhibits line one side; three metal doors on the other.
—David Fear, Rolling Stone, 10 Apr. 2026
Hegseth exhibits those characteristics, and our soldiers finally have someone to follow.
—Chicago Tribune, 3 Apr. 2026
Expanding the exhibit As one of the cornerstone exhibits in the Sacramento History Museum, the Woolsey display has housed new upgrades and technologies the museum hoped to check out.
—Camila Pedrosa, Sacbee.com, 31 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhibits
Noun
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The 5,100square-foot museum, designed in the shape of a wave, maintains a collection of vintage and signature surfboards that are rotated between displays.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Apple may be considering a radical redesign of its displays for the upcoming 20th-anniversary iPhone, if new leaks are correct, giving Apple consumers the type of bezel-less screen that has previously been featured on high-end devices from Samsung, Huawei, or Honor.—
Will McCurdy,
PC Magazine,
25 Apr. 2026
Verb
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While the handling of the outburst by BAFTA and the BBC wasn’t ideal for anyone involved, the outrage and fallout from the event shows that Davidson’s lifelong mission to educate the wider population about Tourette syndrome is ongoing, and so important.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
24 Apr. 2026
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In the wake of the Iranian attack on three ships in the Strait of Hormuz yesterday, MarineTraffic tracking data shows an almost total standstill of vessels transiting through the waterway.—
Sean Nevin,
NBC news,
24 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Sixteen original structures are on the property, along with two permanent exhibitions about the history of the transatlantic slave trade and slavery in Louisiana.—
Catherine Garcia,
TheWeek,
21 Apr. 2026
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Per a release, 13 other Greek institutions have new equipment and facilities as a result of the exhibitions NEON mounted there.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
21 Apr. 2026
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“Exhibits.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhibits. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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