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verb

present tense third-person singular of showboat

as in revels

to engage in attention-getting playful or boisterous behavior the gymnast was showboating for the cameras when she lost her balance and fell

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noun

plural of showboat

as in cowboys

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According to McGrady, the only royal who didn’t enjoy the time away in the Highlands was the late Princess Diana, who didn’t fit in with the family’s outdoorsy vibes and didn’t enjoy riding horses around the property due to a fall as a child.

— Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 12 Aug. 2026
Ortiz navigated past 17 other horses around the final turn and made a hard charge down the stretch.

— Stephen Whyno, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 May 2026

Definition of horses around

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The back bar displays several pieces of wall art of horses, cowboys and cowgirls.

— Katelyn Umholtz, Kansas City Star, 30 Oct. 2026
Despite Villa Domínguez’s nine remaining Jews, the museum remains an important part of the town, tracing the history of Argentinian Jewish ranchers, farmers and the cowboys known as gauchos.

— Hikmat Mohammed, ARTnews.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of cowboys

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Now playing in theaters, Clayface stars Harries as rising actor Matt Hagen, who suffers gruesome wounds after the brutal mafioso Szabo (Dencik) cuts up his face, resulting in the downfall of his career.

— Glenn Garner, Deadline, 23 Oct. 2026
The New England Aquarium research scientist cuts up frozen Atlantic menhaden, known locally as pogies, secures them to circle hooks attached to several fishing rods, and casts them into the shallow water.

— Asia London Palomba, Christian Science Monitor, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of cuts up

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End of the game Ali shows off the game room in his Hancock Park, Los Angeles, home in this 1980 snapshot.

— Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 3 Nov. 2026
The new hotel shows off works from creatives from the Scuola Romana and the Scuola di Piazza del Popolo 20th-century art movements alongside more modern pieces dotted throughout the property.

— Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 26 Oct. 2026

Definition of shows off

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Six weeks later, when that integration acts up again, the institutional memory that used to shorten the investigation may not be there.

— Sanjay Gidwani, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Currently, Screen Time often acts up and just cuts off access to all apps, whether it’s supposed to or not.

— Tyler Hayes, PC Magazine, 9 June 2026

Definition of acts up

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Per the official logline, in the final season, as the survivors race to bury their sins before rescue arrives and an old flame roars back into town with plans of her own.

— Denise Petski, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026
Its back alleys are still pedestrian-only (although the odd motorbike roars past) and maintain their charm.

— Tony Perrottet, Condé Nast Traveler, 6 Oct. 2026

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