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Recent Examples of show-me Though there were some reasons for optimism in Kohl’s report on Wednesday—comparable sales were unchanged in July—the Kohl’s saga remains a show-me story. Phil Wahba, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2025 Goldman downgraded the Club stock to hold from buy, saying this is now a show-me story. Jim Cramer, CNBC, 30 Apr. 2025 For various examples and further detailed indications about the nature and use of the show-me versus tell-me prompting strategy, see my coverage at the link here. Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025 The curveball looks right with a huge arc to its break, but in this game and on the season as a whole the slider’s gotten more whiffs, so the curve might just be a good show-me pitch or a way to get a chase on something below the zone. Keith Law, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025 In a critical, show-me season with big home games and a new athletic director, why tip your hand this early? Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2024 Read full article The Hall of Famer, among the greatest defensemen in NHL history, carries himself with a show-me sensibility. Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 1 July 2023 As a show-me stock, Comcast, a major U.S. cable TV and internet player, will be hoping the show starts with NBCUniversal’s coverage of the 2024 Olympics Summer Games from Paris, which kick off July 26. Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for show-me
Adjective
  • Still, Israelis and Palestinians are skeptical; large majorities of both doubt there will be permanent peace, new Gallup polling found.
    Morgan Chalfant, semafor.com, 29 Sep. 2025
  • But experts remain skeptical about Martínez’s theory of a burial connected to Taposiris Magna.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN Money, 26 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • During the preview, a mischievous group of young diplodocus splash in the water around a pair of kayaking guests, while other juveniles like the triceratops are more cautious in nature, choosing to stick close to their parents.
    Griff Griffin, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
  • The Dodgers are being cautious.
    Barry M. Bloom, Sportico.com, 30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
  • According to Japan's Foreign Ministry, North Korea has been spotted conducting suspicious transfers of goods between ships in the East China Sea, which is bordered by China, the Korean Peninsula, Japan and Taiwan.
    Ryan Chan, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • An administrative hearing officer kicked her off the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) regardless, based solely on the allegedly suspicious shopping pattern.
    Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025

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“Show-me.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/show-me. Accessed 5 Oct. 2025.

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