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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
For the latter photo, her back was mostly to the camera, showing off a cheeky white one-piece swimsuit.
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Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
The bandeau was attached with a lace mesh fabric, and there was a second triangle cutout showing off her abs.
—Hedy Phillips, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
But standing out and showing off are two different things.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Also on Tuesday, a video with Didi showing off boxes of Haitian money wrapped with bank slips circulated on Haitian social media alongside postings of other notorious gang leaders partying over the weekend in various parts of the capital.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
In recent years, young women have been catapulted into virality by showing off their outfits for rush events, known on a corner of the internet as #RushTok.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2025
The display case, resembling two white doors opening up to reveal the whiskey, lights up, showing off the crystal bottle and a background of 99 decorative, gold bursts.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 5 Aug. 2025
Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 16 Sep. 2025
The bandeau was attached with a lace mesh fabric, and there was a second triangle cutout showing off her abs.
—Hedy Phillips, People.com, 9 Sep. 2025
But standing out and showing off are two different things.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Also on Tuesday, a video with Didi showing off boxes of Haitian money wrapped with bank slips circulated on Haitian social media alongside postings of other notorious gang leaders partying over the weekend in various parts of the capital.
—Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 2 Sep. 2025
In recent years, young women have been catapulted into virality by showing off their outfits for rush events, known on a corner of the internet as #RushTok.
—Taylor Ardrey, USA Today, 9 Aug. 2025
The display case, resembling two white doors opening up to reveal the whiskey, lights up, showing off the crystal bottle and a background of 99 decorative, gold bursts.
—Amanda Hancock, The Courier-Journal, 5 Aug. 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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The rapper Liam Óg Ó hAnnaidh was accused of displaying a Hezbollah flag on stage at a November 2024 Kneecap concert in London.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
26 Sep. 2025
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Video footage from the show appeared to show Ó hAnnaidh displaying a flag associated with Hezbollah, and he was subsequently charged with an terrorism offence in May.—
Thomas Smith,
Billboard,
26 Sep. 2025
Verb
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An abundance of kitschy wall decorations (fuzzy dice, fake flowers, party streamers) gleamed under flashing lights, casting the room in lurid shades of pink and green.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
26 Sep. 2025
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The film’s most infamous scene, which might be considered of the original cinematic memes, features Tramell flashing her genitals to officers (and the audience) during an interrogation.—
Mathew Rodriguez,
Them.,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The results of these studies have been mixed, with some showing a possible correlation and others showing no link.—
Dominique Mosbergen,
Time,
23 Sep. 2025
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The third is showing Nix a clip of the last 45 seconds from the first half of Broncos-Chargers this past Sunday.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Johnson, who struggles with a neuroma, swears by her Oofos mules to keep it from acting up.—
Jennifer Heimlich,
SELF,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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What To Know On Friday afternoon Runkles was taken into custody at State Farm Stadium in Glendale after exhibiting suspicious behavior, according to the Arizona Department of Public Safety.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
20 Sep. 2025
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Matta Cinema Production, Tempo Media Group, and Ruang Basbeth Bercerita are exhibiting at Pavilion Jakarta, hosted by the Jakarta Provincial Government and Indonesia’s Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
20 Sep. 2025
Verb
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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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Judi Health will also serve as the presenting partner each year of the team’s City Edition uniform unveiling.—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
26 Sep. 2025
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The White House has received criticism after unveiling a grand new presidential gallery which features portraits of all the Presidents in chronological order, with one notable exception.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Showing off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/showing%20off. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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