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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
And of course, the little princess showed off her royal wave!
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Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
Edmonton showed off its postseason poise in Game 5, throttling the Ducks in a 4-1 victory and putting the onus on their inexperienced opponents to finish off the series.
—Greg Beacham, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
Following tea with the king and queen in the White House Green room, the Trumps showed off the White House’s new beehive to the royal couple.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Sophomore Nate Roberts is a 6-5, 240-pounder who has blocking experience and showed off versatility catching passes in the spring.
—Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
In an Instagram video, the model showed off her layered long dark hair complete with blunt bangs.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 13 Apr. 2026
At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas earlier this year, Chinese laser company Appotronics showed off its rival optical engines — including one for color display.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2026
Cropped jeans have also been a fixture on recent runways–Celine’s spring/summer 2026 show saw models sent down the catwalk in cropped jeans that showed off ankle socks and jazz derbies.
—Daisy Jones, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2026
Motorola, Oppo, and others showed off similar hardware at press events and trade shows, presenting the rollable as the next evolution of foldables.
—ArsTechnica, 6 Apr. 2026
Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 2 May 2026
Edmonton showed off its postseason poise in Game 5, throttling the Ducks in a 4-1 victory and putting the onus on their inexperienced opponents to finish off the series.
—Greg Beacham, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2026
Following tea with the king and queen in the White House Green room, the Trumps showed off the White House’s new beehive to the royal couple.
—Kathryn Palmer, USA Today, 28 Apr. 2026
Sophomore Nate Roberts is a 6-5, 240-pounder who has blocking experience and showed off versatility catching passes in the spring.
—Cameron Teague Robinson, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
In an Instagram video, the model showed off her layered long dark hair complete with blunt bangs.
—Meg Walters, InStyle, 13 Apr. 2026
At the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas earlier this year, Chinese laser company Appotronics showed off its rival optical engines — including one for color display.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 13 Apr. 2026
Cropped jeans have also been a fixture on recent runways–Celine’s spring/summer 2026 show saw models sent down the catwalk in cropped jeans that showed off ankle socks and jazz derbies.
—Daisy Jones, Vogue, 12 Apr. 2026
Motorola, Oppo, and others showed off similar hardware at press events and trade shows, presenting the rollable as the next evolution of foldables.
—ArsTechnica, 6 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for showed off
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His life has come to the reader in bits and pieces, a collage, or, like his poems, a cut up.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
30 Apr. 2026
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People in yards cut up tree trunks and piled tree branches.—
Rachel Royster,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
27 Apr. 2026
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The term totem pole seems to have been coined around the time that one of these posts was displayed at the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, likely commissioned from a Haida carver named Dwight Wallace and brought all the way from Alaska.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Neanderthals displayed architectural capabilities of their own.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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Rebellion was also apparent in the hairstyles exhibited, most notably by singer Miley Cyrus, a fashion fanatic, whose short, spiked look paired perfectly with her risque fishnet Marc Jacobs gown.—
Luis Giraldo,
CBS News,
4 May 2026
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Alphabet announced plans to raise its AI spending, but also exhibited an ability to monetize AI through ad revenue and demand for cloud contract services, with a backlog of deals valued at $460 billion, according to the company’s earnings results.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
4 May 2026
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And of course, Peterson not playing would have made some wonder if the McDonald’s All-American’s hamstring had acted up again.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
7 Dec. 2025
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Their bra straps showed; their hair and faces were glossy.—
Anna Wiener,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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This suggestion added fuel to a growing MAGA conspiracy theory that the indictment showed the far-right violence in Charlottesville in 2017 to have been a setup somehow planned by the SPLC.—
Quinta Jurecic,
The Atlantic,
3 May 2026
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Not too long ago, artificial intelligence was more or less a science project in which data scientists and developers fooled around with one-off small or test projects.—
Joe McKendrick,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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This time, Freeland flashed a wicked grin.—
Patrick Saunders,
Denver Post,
2 May 2026
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That weapon — a 7-foot, six-time All-Star — had already flashed it.—
Kristian Winfield,
New York Daily News,
1 May 2026
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Conceived by the Colombian artist Iván Argote, and unveiled in 2024, the sculpture spent a year and a half staring down commuters from its perch on the Spur, a section of the High Line that looms over the intersection of Thirtieth Street and Tenth Avenue.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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McLaren just unveiled the MCL-HY GTR, the customer version of its new Le Mans race car.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
4 May 2026
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“Showed off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/showed%20off. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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