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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2
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
Clark, 24, who plays guard for the Indiana Fever, showed her support via a brief message in the post’s comments section.
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Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
The late-game surge showed the team’s fight, matching up with the top seed in the Eastern Conference, despite Nashville playing many reserves in the midst of five games in a 14-day span.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 12 Apr. 2026
Back on the highway, the rearview mirror showed the clouds had lifted, the waters were still, and a rainbow had arched across the sky.
—Marlise Kast-Myers, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
The team showed some life late in the season, going 10-14 the rest of the way to harm their position in the draft lottery.
—ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
Porter has been running better in polls than the latest Democratic survey showed.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
With roughly 53% of votes counted, projections showed Magyar’s Tisza party on track for a landslide victory that could give it a two-thirds parliamentary supermajority.
—Greg Wehner , Simon Owen, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2026
The study showed that these bacteria moved between intimate individuals and those who share nests.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 12 Apr. 2026
PinkPantheress showed Coachella how to party on Saturday night.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2026
Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 13 Apr. 2026
The late-game surge showed the team’s fight, matching up with the top seed in the Eastern Conference, despite Nashville playing many reserves in the midst of five games in a 14-day span.
—Hunter Bailey, Charlotte Observer, 12 Apr. 2026
Back on the highway, the rearview mirror showed the clouds had lifted, the waters were still, and a rainbow had arched across the sky.
—Marlise Kast-Myers, Boston Herald, 12 Apr. 2026
The team showed some life late in the season, going 10-14 the rest of the way to harm their position in the draft lottery.
—ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
Porter has been running better in polls than the latest Democratic survey showed.
—Los Angeles Times, 12 Apr. 2026
With roughly 53% of votes counted, projections showed Magyar’s Tisza party on track for a landslide victory that could give it a two-thirds parliamentary supermajority.
—Greg Wehner , Simon Owen, FOXNews.com, 12 Apr. 2026
The study showed that these bacteria moved between intimate individuals and those who share nests.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 12 Apr. 2026
PinkPantheress showed Coachella how to party on Saturday night.
—Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 12 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for showed
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Zipp exhibited widely in his lifetime and occasionally opened exhibitions with performances from his various musical projects.—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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The Swiss chocolatier Lindt even published research this month showing consumers of GLP-1 weight-loss drugs such as Ozempic exhibited greater demand for high-end candy — apparently driven by a desire for small luxuries.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
6 Apr. 2026
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Text messages between Crowell and Spears allegedly revealed the man asked Crowell to bring marijuana to the apartment complex, which Crowell priced at $100, according to the affidavit.—
Caroline Zimmerman,
Kansas City Star,
7 Apr. 2026
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Winning Most Improved Player, the 26-year-old revealed Sunday, has been a personal goal of his since before the season began.—
Zack Cox,
Boston Herald,
6 Apr. 2026
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Following Caballero’s go-ahead RBI single that put his team up, 4-3, in the top of the 10th, Rays first baseman Jonathan Aranda’s RBI infield single proved to be enough for a walk-off 5-4 victory at Tropicana Field on Saturday night.—
Fiifi Frimpong,
New York Daily News,
12 Apr. 2026
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Iran’s closure of the Strait of Hormuz has proved its biggest strategic advantage in the war.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
11 Apr. 2026
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Animal control officers guided the zebra onto a dead-end street to move it off public roads, Ingram said.—
Nicole Buss,
Sacbee.com,
11 Apr. 2026
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On this journey, the Orion spacecraft looped behind the moon and used gravity which naturally guided the capsule back to Earth.—
Chelsea Gohd,
Space.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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Smooth push and pull design so it can be steered like a stroller or pulled like a wagon depending on the situation.—
Tory Johnson,
ABC News,
9 Apr. 2026
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But then Kimmel steered the conversation deeper into an anti-Trump routine.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
9 Apr. 2026
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Plus, Higgins and Chase appeared destined to go in the direction before unique circumstances of sharing the same agent put those deals back on track in March 2025.—
Paul Dehner Jr,
New York Times,
7 Apr. 2026
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Her work has appeared in the Washington Post, Bloomberg Businessweek, Eater, Bravo, Racked, Refinery29, and many more publications.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 Apr. 2026
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During one of the drug busts in the Bronx, officials said an NYPD narcotics detection dog named Mulk displayed symptoms of fentanyl exposure.—
Jennifer Bisram,
CBS News,
10 Apr. 2026
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Between the 2023-24 and 2024-25 school years, public schools displayed an overall decline in coverage, whereas private and parochial/religious increased coverage between the two years, yet have greater variation in coverage across schools.—
Kar-Hai Chu,
The Conversation,
10 Apr. 2026
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In a recording of a different non-emergency call demonstrated for USA TODAY, the Aurelian system answered a call from a man reporting his neighbor's barking dogs.—
Trevor Hughes,
USA Today,
6 Apr. 2026
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The advent of cheap commercial drone technology changed the equation dramatically, as demonstrated by the Ukrainian military’s adoption of new tactics.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
6 Apr. 2026
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“Showed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/showed. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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