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as in cut up
to engage in attention-getting playful or boisterous behavior
the athletes warmed up, happily showing off for the crowd before the match officially started
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as in displayed
to present so as to invite notice or attention
she just wants to show off her new jewelry
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Recent Examples of showed off
After her performance, Karol, who was wearing a red-hot, lacy bodysuit, got her own set of wings and showed off her catwalk.
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Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
The right side of the dress featured a loose, flowing sleeve with subtle draping for an effortless look, but the opposite side of the dress showed off the influencer's toned figure.
—Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Hilaria Baldwin and Gleb Savchenko showed off their Cha Cha skills loud and proud tonight!
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
In 2017, the 11 story hotel also showed off a $16 million-plus makeover of its grand lobby, suites and guest rooms.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
On a number of occasions against Southeast Missouri State, Raynor showed off his escape ability by breaking the pocket to extend plays.
—Michael Harley, Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2025
For the first time, Gary teen Ellis Dumas IV placed in a national competition and showed off his writing.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
Perry showed off her toned physique in a black and white bikini that featured bottoms with buckles on each hip.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2025
At the beginning of the trip to Marbella in July, Baleba showed off his ball skills.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Renan Botelho, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
The right side of the dress featured a loose, flowing sleeve with subtle draping for an effortless look, but the opposite side of the dress showed off the influencer's toned figure.
—Starr Bowenbank, PEOPLE, 2 Oct. 2025
Hilaria Baldwin and Gleb Savchenko showed off their Cha Cha skills loud and proud tonight!
—Amanda Castro, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
In 2017, the 11 story hotel also showed off a $16 million-plus makeover of its grand lobby, suites and guest rooms.
—Eric Adler, Kansas City Star, 10 Sep. 2025
On a number of occasions against Southeast Missouri State, Raynor showed off his escape ability by breaking the pocket to extend plays.
—Michael Harley, Arkansas Online, 4 Sep. 2025
For the first time, Gary teen Ellis Dumas IV placed in a national competition and showed off his writing.
—Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2025
Perry showed off her toned physique in a black and white bikini that featured bottoms with buckles on each hip.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 22 Aug. 2025
At the beginning of the trip to Marbella in July, Baleba showed off his ball skills.
—Andy Naylor, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for showed off
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The boat therefore needed metal or plastic cages installed around the engines, so that the diver wouldn’t get accidentally cut up by their blades — and finding a boat and then the right cages fit onto the boat would take time.—
Samanth Subramanian,
The Dial,
14 Oct. 2025
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Techniques like this have been around for some time, but Micro-C uses an enzyme that can cut up DNA more finely than before.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 Oct. 2025
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In the next window, eight bales of fiber are displayed, marked with the brand’s coat of arms, initially used as a stamp to mark its raw material.—
David Moin,
Footwear News,
17 Oct. 2025
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Onana never really displayed that.—
Mark Critchley,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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The welcome desk exhibited a fist-sized hole.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Oct. 2025
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The Yore duffel bag was exhibited in its pattern pieces, illustrating the 78 parts and 72 hours of craftsmanship required for each creation.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
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Within minutes, Martinelli showed his attacking instincts.—
Art de Roché,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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The study showed that the robot could make multiple turns exceeding 100 degrees along its body length when activated.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
16 Oct. 2025
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On back-to-back shifts early in that eventual disaster of a second period, Maccelli flashed some of his playmaking skills to find both Knies and Matthews, the latter for a juicy look right in front of Cam Talbot.—
Jonas Siegel,
New York Times,
12 Oct. 2025
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As the signature yellow-and-white audio waveform flashed across ABC screens, the first high-stakes emergency sent crews rushing to a Kane Brown concert at Ascend Amphitheater.—
Bryan West,
Nashville Tennessean,
10 Oct. 2025
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Under a licensing regime that Beijing unveiled last week, manufacturers anywhere in the world that build products with even a trace of Chinese rare earths need China’s approval to export them.—
Andy Browne,
semafor.com,
16 Oct. 2025
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Neon on Thursday unveiled the official trailer for writer-director Kleber Mendonça Filho‘s buzzy period political thriller The Secret Agent, which won the Best Director prize for Filho, Best Actor for star Wagner Moura and the FIPRESCI prize at this year’s Cannes Film Festival.—
Patrick Hipes,
Deadline,
16 Oct. 2025
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In today’s digital age, where people are constantly exposed to images of celebrities in their homes, in public, and across their devices, social-media algorithms reinforce these exposures.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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Gundogan has been exposed to two of the leading brains in modern football and reads the game like few players can.—
Jordan Campbell,
New York Times,
17 Oct. 2025
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Yet, even in 2025—eighteen years after the publication of the last book in the series, fourteen years after the release of its last film, and several years after Rowling first announced her gender-critical politics—the popularity of Potter’s magical world endures.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
12 Oct. 2025
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Louisiana Fish Fry, the makers behind many delicious Cajun and Creole cooking products, just announced the launch of a new Dark Roux Gumbo Base, creating a premium, yet quick and convenient, solution for home chefs.—
Kait Hanson,
Southern Living,
12 Oct. 2025
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