as in exhibit
an elaborate, visually exciting show or event
no longer the mechanisms by which nominees are actually chosen, party conventions are mostly raree-shows for rallying the faithful
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The center features plenty of interactive exhibits, camps and games for children and a Fossil Frontier where guests can explore fossils from across Tennessee.—
Craig Shoup,
Nashville Tennessean,
1 Oct. 2025 -
He was first arrested in 2012 in Palm Beach County, Florida, on charges of battery, improper exhibit of a firearm or dangerous weapon and criminal mischief, with only criminal mischief upheld.—
Brooke Taylor,
FOXNews.com,
1 Oct. 2025
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Hosted by drag superstars Dusty Ray Bottoms and May O’Nays, this cabaret-meets-musical-theatre spectacular brings together local legends, touring talent, and rising youth performers for an unforgettable staging of sequins, show tunes, and slaying.—
Kirby Adams,
Louisville Courier Journal,
15 Sep. 2025
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The agreement will also bring an episode of Friday Night SmackDown to the Delta Center on October 31st, creating a two-night WWE spectacular for the fans in Utah.—
Andrew Ravens,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Aug. 2025
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The exhibition focuses on the communities’ deep roots in various San Diego County neighborhoods — from Julian to La Jolla to Logan Heights — and how gentrification, highway development and discriminatory housing policies led to their displacement.—
Maura Fox,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 Sep. 2025
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Last week at Chelsea Walls Gallery, Nike NYC’s Light Work photo exhibition came alive with a powerful display of summer basketball culture through the lens of emerging photographers.—
Christopher Claxton,
Billboard,
29 Sep. 2025
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Amidst these displays is also, inexplicably, a poster of her and John on a yacht and at a Utah Jazz game (which Bronwyn points out isn’t courtside).—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
1 Oct. 2025
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Hypersonic cruise vehicles that operate below about 30 km (19 miles) wouldn’t create such large, illuminated plumes, and terminal dives wouldn’t produce extensive, bright displays that could be seen over a wide area.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
1 Oct. 2025
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The earthquake nterrupted the Miss Asia Pacific International 2025 beauty pageant in Cebu City, Philippines.—
Rajeev Tyagi,
ABC News,
1 Oct. 2025
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Beauty pageant contestants were seen in another video running off the stage as the earthquake started.—
Brandon Miller,
CNN Money,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Raree-show.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raree-show. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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