showed

past tense of show
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Recent Examples of showed Estimates from Sensor Tower, a market intelligence firm, showed Kimi had more than 930,000 downloads during the week after K3's July release, an increase of 200% from the week before. ABC News, 26 July 2026 Satellite images provided by NASA’s fire detection system showed fires east of the refinery in Jazan early Saturday. CNN Money, 25 July 2026 While most data came from accessible southern regions and showed biases, 82% were research-grade, proving reliability. Melissa Cristina Márquez, Forbes.com, 25 July 2026 Beyond the Villa season 2, which showed Palma asking Kendall to be his girlfriend. Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 25 July 2026 Live views from Starship showed its six engines intact along with its flaps and other systems. Tariq Malik, Space.com, 25 July 2026 Video of the aftermath of the attack showed the victim lying on the concrete sidewalk, pressing a tissue to his open wound. Emma Seiwell, New York Daily News, 25 July 2026 In January, the brothers made headlines when a viral video showed the pair partying with influencers Nick Fuentes, Clavicular, Sneako, Myron Gaines and Justin Waller. Devoun Cetoute, Miami Herald, 19 July 2026 The choice showed that the look doesn’t depend on one specific color. Ryan Brennan, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for showed
Verb
  • Her work has been exhibited extensively throughout the Northeast and beyond, most notably at the Lincoln Center, Heckscher Museum, Salmagundi Club, Roslyn Museum, and the Javits Center in New York City.
    Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026
  • Multiple gruesome photos of the crime scene were exhibited on screen during the first day of the preliminary hearing, showing a garbage bag with limbs inside as well as her bloody head and torso.
    Christine Pelisek, PEOPLE, 24 July 2026
Verb
  • Recent reports revealed that Collins’ son-in-law’s social media accounts contained white nationalist content, Nazi imagery and conspiracy theories.
    AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 31 July 2026
  • The announcement comes just days after rival OpenAI first revealed that its models improperly accessed the internet and went rogue during security testing.
    CBS News, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • What ultimately proved effective at stopping this was not necessarily the convergence of technology and lessons learned, but a proactive rather than reactive strategy towards stopping intrusions.
    Zita Ballinger Fletcher, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • Trump’s endorsement proved pivotal for Masterson, securing his status as the presumptive front-runner in the primary race.
    Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • And Loftin’s clutch gene has guided the Royals to key victories.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 30 July 2026
  • There’s much less ambiguity in Houston, where returnee Conner Weigman — who guided the Cougars to 10 wins in 2025 — is solidified as the starter.
    Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 30 July 2026
Verb
  • The mental health courts partner with the Office of Diversion and Re-entry, or ODR, which has steered more than 15,000 defendants with mental, physical and behavioral needs into housing and treatment since it was established by the county in 2015.
    Steve Lopez, Los Angeles Times, 29 July 2026
  • Much of the remaining Sino-Soviet similarity changed again in the late 1970s as Deng Xiaoping steered China toward market economics, initiating almost fifty years of economic growth.
    Frank Lavin, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Verb
  • Devil facial tumor disease appeared in 1996 in Tasmania’s northeast, grotesque growths on the face and mouth that the animals spread by biting one another in their squabbles over food and mates.
    John Drake, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
  • Some people appeared to take shelter in the gift shop of the Space Needle at the Seattle Center, video shared with CNN showed.
    Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 27 July 2026
Verb
  • Police say two men in a four-door black Cadillac displayed a handgun and demanded an arrow key, which opens collection boxes.
    Tammy Mutasa, CBS News, 31 July 2026
  • The 2024 second-round pick cut well through defenders and displayed worthwhile receiving ability in spurts during padded practices.
    Mike Kaye July 31, Charlotte Observer, 31 July 2026
Verb
  • The Garmin device demonstrated the best stability, and Whoop also performed per standard.
    Forbes.com, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Lean into crisp poplin, like Vittoria Ceretti, who demonstrated how versatile striped boxer shorts can be—especially layered with a button-down shirt and crewneck T-shirt.
    Kristina Rutkowski, Vogue, 31 July 2026

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“Showed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/showed. Accessed 2 Aug. 2026.

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