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as in displaying
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 revealing
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 proving
to gain full recognition or acceptance of
that shows we're right
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as in guiding
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 steering
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 appearing
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 showing
Katie Chang, AFAR Media, 31 Oct. 2025
Total revenue for the month soared to $645 million, which remains the best showing of the post-pandemic era.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2025
Finally, the surprise juggernaut showing cracks over the length of the season?
—Hannah Vanbiber, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
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Noun
Ginger Rabbit Jazz Lounge In Short North, BJ Lieberman and Bronwyn Haines’s Ginger Rabbit Jazz Lounge is a swanky, subterranean cocktail bar inspired by the Midwest’s deep connection to jazz and the Prohibition era—hence, the strong showing of gin cocktails on the menu.
—Katie Chang, AFAR Media, 31 Oct. 2025
Total revenue for the month soared to $645 million, which remains the best showing of the post-pandemic era.
—Pamela McClintock, HollywoodReporter, 30 Oct. 2025
Verb
Splashed over those chyrons and headlines, though, were a selection of party photos from AFP and Getty photographers Roberto Schmidt and Samuel Corum, who took some snaps of the President’s table, showing Secretary of State Marco Rubio alongside a few other dignitaries.
—Erik Hayden, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2025
Finally, the surprise juggernaut showing cracks over the length of the season?
—Hannah Vanbiber, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for showing
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That partnership is on full display at the COP30 Local Leaders Forum, co-hosted by Bloomberg Philanthropies.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Campaign ads, showing images of flash-mob robberies, promised voters that harsher penalties would put an end to basic items being locked away in display cases and funnel people repeatedly arrested for drug offenses in treatment.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 Nov. 2025
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Colombian President Gustavo Petro also said that Carranza was innocent and that his boat was displaying a distress signal at the time of the attack, according to CBS News.—
Amy McCarthy,
PEOPLE,
24 Oct. 2025
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Alongside the garments, the museum is displaying 12 original drawings by Balenciaga, dated between 1950 and 1968, from the Balenciaga Archives in Paris, shown in Italy for the first time.—
Andrea Onate,
Footwear News,
24 Oct. 2025
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The actress died from bone cancer in 2018 at the age of 92, a little over a year after revealing her diagnosis in April 2017.—
Michele Corriston,
PEOPLE,
2 Nov. 2025
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Elizabeth Taylor’s close friend is revealing intimate new details about the screen icon’s love life.—
Ashley Hume,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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New governors-elect Sherrill and Virginia’s Abigail Spanberger did as well, proving that moderate candidates can succeed with a centrist message, but Mamdani likely will retain the spotlight given New York’s place as the center of the media universe.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
5 Nov. 2025
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Incredibly, that level of authenticity won over the oft-unmovable TikTok comment section, proving that, in just a few months, Bunna has built a fanbase intimately in-tune with both her artistry and her personhood.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
5 Nov. 2025
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While Hudson dressed up in her clever attire, Belichick spent Halloween guiding his UNC Chapel Hill football players during their away game against Syracuse University.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
1 Nov. 2025
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Equity is a guiding principle in the district’s Rebuilding Stronger plan, which seeks to stabilize IPS enrollment and finances while also providing more educational opportunities to students of color.—
Amelia Pak-Harvey,
IndyStar,
31 Oct. 2025
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In her new role, Jeffries will be tasked with steering the brand into its next era of growth, including elevation and transformation, building on its Austrian heritage and premium positioning.—
Vogue Business Team,
Vogue,
4 Nov. 2025
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Weak intergalactic magnetic fields are deflecting the pairs and steering the resulting GeV rays away from Earth.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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Her work in music was limited to occasionally singing at church and appearing on a 1987 album by San Francisco band, Zero.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
3 Nov. 2025
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Meanwhile, Ladd was amassing dozens of television credits, appearing on such series as The Detectives, Naked City, 77 Sunset Strip, Perry Mason, Hazel, The Fugitive, Ironside and Then Came Bronson.—
Chris Koseluk,
HollywoodReporter,
3 Nov. 2025
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In 2018, the Morgan Library & Museum was mounting a major Hujar exhibition, prompting Rosenkrantz to donate her transcript to the institution, which holds his collections.—
Michael Schulman,
New Yorker,
3 Nov. 2025
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An exhibition game between Argentina and Puerto Rico, scheduled for October 13 at Soldier Field, was moved to Inter Miami’s Chase Stadium in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.—
Adam Crafton,
New York Times,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Showing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/showing. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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