1
as in exhibited
to present so as to invite notice or attention
fishing for compliments, the neighbors showed their new SUV to everyone on the block
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as in revealed
to make known (something abstract) through outward signs
the actor's expressive face shows his every thought and emotion clearly
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as in proved
to gain full recognition or acceptance of
that shows we're right
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as in guided
to give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed
showed me how to play the guitar
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as in steered
to point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front
showed them the way to get home
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as in appeared
to come into view
another car showed just as we were thinking we'd have the whole place to ourselves
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Recent Examples of showed
Kpler data showed over 100 ships used to pass through the strait daily before the war began.
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Xiaoqian Lin,
CNN Money,
29 June 2026
New projections this month showed that the Social Security trust fund will run out of money sooner than previously thought, meaning benefits would face a 22% cut by 2032 unless adjustments are enacted.
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Jason Ma,
Fortune,
28 June 2026
After the Tribune filed multiple FOIA requests seeking more records on CARE’s progress, CDPH produced a different dataset last month that showed 846 responses from that period.
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Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
Similarly, the Nature study of people in Wales showed a stronger link between Zostavax immunization and lower dementia risk among women.
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Lindsey Leake,
NBC news,
28 June 2026
Video posted by the preservation group from a camera aimed at the nest tree showed Sandy flying out of frame.
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James Powel,
USA Today,
28 June 2026
The moment showed how the competition can bring together people who might never have crossed paths otherwise, longtime Lenexa residents, barbecue teams, visitors and soccer fans all sharing the same tent for a few minutes.
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Sophia Buonpane,
Kansas City Star,
28 June 2026
Seventy of the intact dead dogs were X-rayed on site and many showed evidence of bullet fragments, the sheriff’s office said.
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Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
28 June 2026
As much as $600 per shift was being taken at the restaurant, company records showed.
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Angela Osorio,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
Xiaoqian Lin,
CNN Money,
29 June 2026
New projections this month showed that the Social Security trust fund will run out of money sooner than previously thought, meaning benefits would face a 22% cut by 2032 unless adjustments are enacted.
—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
28 June 2026
After the Tribune filed multiple FOIA requests seeking more records on CARE’s progress, CDPH produced a different dataset last month that showed 846 responses from that period.
—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
28 June 2026
Similarly, the Nature study of people in Wales showed a stronger link between Zostavax immunization and lower dementia risk among women.
—
Lindsey Leake,
NBC news,
28 June 2026
Video posted by the preservation group from a camera aimed at the nest tree showed Sandy flying out of frame.
—
James Powel,
USA Today,
28 June 2026
The moment showed how the competition can bring together people who might never have crossed paths otherwise, longtime Lenexa residents, barbecue teams, visitors and soccer fans all sharing the same tent for a few minutes.
—
Sophia Buonpane,
Kansas City Star,
28 June 2026
Seventy of the intact dead dogs were X-rayed on site and many showed evidence of bullet fragments, the sheriff’s office said.
—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
28 June 2026
As much as $600 per shift was being taken at the restaurant, company records showed.
—
Angela Osorio,
Los Angeles Times,
22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for showed
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Schultz’s second chip commission followed only in 2008, and both works were exhibited at Documenta 14 in 2017.
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Over the course of his 40-year career, director Richard Fleischer exhibited about as much range as any director in Hollywood.
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Speaking to Deadline after the screening, Kermode revealed that the process of restoring The Devils began in January of this year, at a meeting in Berlin with Clockwork’s Christian Parkes and Spencer Collantes.
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Davis had previously revealed that he was diagnosed with Bell's palsy in 2021, a condition that causes temporary facial paralysis and forced him to scale back portions of his annual pre-Grammy gala.
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Uso’s conquest proved to be futile.
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Trump proved again and again during the early midterm election jockeying that his endorsement drives outcomes in GOP primaries.
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Jangoo guided West Indies past Sri Lanka's 308 with a boundary against spinner Sonal Dinusha.
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Shot entirely in Haiti’s northern Cap-Haïtien region, The Tropic Sun and His Eyes follows a young man attempting to reconnect with his estranged father, guided by a street kid who becomes an unexpected companion.
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Over the course of a 60-year-plus career, Davis steered Columbia, Arista and J Records to the pinnacle of the pop music business.
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Trump steered away from the baby blue and white colors that Air Force One has sported since the Kennedy administration, opting for an entirely new livery.
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There are dozens of examples of major studio properties that had what appeared to be an easy path to profitability.
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From the ground and the air, however, little appeared to have changed Monday morning.
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With curved teardrop shapes, floral accents, and leaf motifs, its design works especially well for the spring and summer seasons, though its abstract, ornamental pattern can be displayed during cooler months as well.
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By simply looking at the exam paper, the glasses could transmit questions to a connected AI large language models, which generated answers and displayed them on the lenses.
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No one has yet demonstrated that an X-ray lithography machine can be built at sufficiently modest cost and size to be commercially viable.
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Research over the past 15 to 20 years has demonstrated that this is even more true than scientists had previously realized.
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