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as in cutting 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 displaying
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 showing off
Jepsen shared a few black-and-white photos sitting next to her husband, showing off her growing bump.
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Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
Jepsen announced her pregnancy on Monday, sharing a series of black-and-white photos alongside Cole, showing off her baby bump.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Nov. 2025
Shrewsbury wrote on Instagram showing off the outfit.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
The small-model approach was echoed by researchers at Samsung AI Lab last week, who released a paper showing off their Tiny Recursive Model.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
The whole crew takes pride in showing off the ship.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
View gallery - 4 images Aerospace and defense company Inversion is showing off its solution to getting emergency supplies anywhere on Earth in under an hour.
—David Szondy
october 13, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2025
The video, shared on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), captures the robot showing off its Kung Fu moves on the red carpet in a playful face-off with the popular actor and musician.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
For many years, Alex has been a tremendous unofficial brand ambassador for Nevada, showing off the incredible climbing available in his home state.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 3 Nov. 2025
Jepsen announced her pregnancy on Monday, sharing a series of black-and-white photos alongside Cole, showing off her baby bump.
—Shania Russell, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Nov. 2025
Shrewsbury wrote on Instagram showing off the outfit.
—Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
The small-model approach was echoed by researchers at Samsung AI Lab last week, who released a paper showing off their Tiny Recursive Model.
—Sharon Goldman, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2025
The whole crew takes pride in showing off the ship.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025
View gallery - 4 images Aerospace and defense company Inversion is showing off its solution to getting emergency supplies anywhere on Earth in under an hour.
—David Szondy
october 13, New Atlas, 13 Oct. 2025
The video, shared on the social media platform X (formerly Twitter), captures the robot showing off its Kung Fu moves on the red carpet in a playful face-off with the popular actor and musician.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 7 Oct. 2025
For many years, Alex has been a tremendous unofficial brand ambassador for Nevada, showing off the incredible climbing available in his home state.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 7 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for showing off
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Ford is planning on cutting up to 1,000 roles in electric-vehicle production in Germany.—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Sep. 2025
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Proposition 50 would turn back the clock of progress, cutting up our neighborhoods for political gain and silencing the very voices that fought hardest for fairness.—
Bernadette Suarez,
Oc Register,
15 Sep. 2025
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During one Nuggets run late in the second quarter, Warriors coach Steve Kerr sat motionless for several possessions, glaring straight ahead while displaying a look of disgust.—
Joseph Dycus,
Mercury News,
8 Nov. 2025
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An Ondas winner in Spain and a standout at The Wit’s Mipcom Fresh TV Fiction, displaying stunning visuals which no other series matched.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
7 Nov. 2025
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There were gaps and cracks at the metal flashing joints throughout the cook lines.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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Legendary investor Warren Buffett’s favorite market indicator, which compares a measure of the total value of the US stock market to the value of US economic growth, is also flashing a warning sign.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
6 Nov. 2025
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The end result promptly went viral on TikTok, with thousands of people commenting on videos showing the cast’s bows on Saturday at the Savoy Theatre in London.—
Issy Ronald,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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The user shared another clip in the thread that followed, showing the G1 breaking into a room like a burglar, shattering a glass door.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Nov. 2025
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Its general sensibility seems more Superstore than The Office, down to the interstitial montages of customers acting up in the perpetually overcrowded waiting room.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
13 Oct. 2025
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Sturm said his back started acting up after the team’s first practice.—
Michael Russo,
New York Times,
1 Oct. 2025
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While in custody, Dale Grogan reportedly began exhibiting increasingly erratic and self-destructive behavior, attempting to gouge out his own eyes while being held in the county jail, prompting deputies to intervene and transport him under guard to a nearby hospital for emergency treatment.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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From hosting their own cooking shows, to forming a community cheer squad, to picking up painting and exhibiting their work, life at The Vi is a gateway to experiences many residents never even imagined.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
31 Oct. 2025
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Gisin hopes that by fooling around with measurements of these more exotic states, physicists will come to better understand the role of measurement in general.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
8 Aug. 2025
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Meaning activities like flyovers, honor guards and military members unveiling an American flag on the field will not occur throughout the league.—
Ryan Morik,
FOXNews.com,
7 Nov. 2025
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The new initiative was disclosed during the unveiling ceremony of the Kering Pavilion at the eighth China International Import Expo in Shanghai.—
Tianwei Zhang,
Footwear News,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Showing off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/showing%20off. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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