as in exhibits
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 science center in Louisville boasts two exhibits on UPS, both a package car and airplane displays, giving children and adults alike an opportunity to interact with some of UPS’s transformational technologies.—
Olivia Evans,
USA Today,
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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
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These 34 comedies streaming across the internet satirize global issues like nuclear war, cultural trends like beauty pageants, and leave no stone unturned in their quest to make life's toughest stuff more emotionally palatable.—
Debby Wolfinsohn,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Apr. 2026
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Loren got her start in beauty pageants as a young girl before turning to acting in the 1950s.—
Juliana Ukiomogbe,
Architectural Digest,
3 Apr. 2026
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The extension is an effort to keep exhibitions and sales moving at a moment when pressure is building across the market and the global stage.—
Daniel Cassady,
ARTnews.com,
14 Apr. 2026
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Hit exhibitions are seldom an unalloyed delight, and Vermeer, in particular, does not take kindly to being mobbed.—
Anthony Lane,
New Yorker,
13 Apr. 2026
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An online amalgam of conspicuous consumption, natural wonders, and manmade spectacles — like the world’s tallest tower, Abu Dhabi’s Grand Mosque, and even, yes, the vivid green of Dubai Chocolate — has propelled the emirates to superlative measures of tourism and consumer behavior.—
Kelsey Warner,
semafor.com,
13 Apr. 2026
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Election is a ruthless, high-wire satire with its skeptical spectacles trained on authority itself.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Apr. 2026
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Quite spectacular displays have also been witnessed at least a dozen times since.—
Joe Rao,
Space.com,
19 Apr. 2026
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Picnic Day has displays from student organizations and university resources, alongside entertainment like racing dachshunds and the Davis Chinese Orchestra.—
Corey Schmidt,
Sacbee.com,
18 Apr. 2026
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“Raree-shows.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raree-shows. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.
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