showing off

present participle of show off

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of showing off 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 The fashion icon then untied the skirt and wrapped it around Sailor’s neck showing off the outfit’s pants. Gabrielle Rockson, People.com, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for showing off
Verb
  • The large surface makes cutting up fruits, veggies and meat easy.
    Christopher Murray may earn a commission if you buy through our referral links. This content was created by a team that works independently from the Fox newsroom., FOXNews.com, 6 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • The Spier Arts Trust aims to make art accessible, so the farm acts as a platform for displaying art that the public can enjoy.
    Heather Richardson, Travel + Leisure, 6 Sep. 2025
  • This mindset encompasses perseverance, loyalty, embracing differences, displaying an openness to personal growth and strong conflict-resolution skills, including the willingness to seek help when necessary.
    Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 6 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • As for most of the tournament, Sinner’s first-serve percentage hovered around 50, and Auger-Aliassime took the initiative with flashing forehands and the bravery to go after his shots in baseline rallies.
    Charlie Eccleshare, New York Times, 6 Sep. 2025
  • Warning signs have been flashing for months that the job market has been losing steam.
    Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Reuters saw chatbot data showing more than 10 million interactions.
    Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 30 Aug. 2025
  • The Institute said the study found that distraction alerts were far more common than drowsiness warnings, which aligns with previous research showing visible drowsiness is quite rare.
    Jamie L. LaReau, USA Today, 29 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Acutis’ site reported incidents of the host – the bread used in the rite – beginning to bleed or even exhibiting living tissue.
    Christopher Lamb, CNN Money, 7 Sep. 2025
  • Kleox is currently showing its tiny teardrop designs at this week's Düsseldorf Caravan Salon, its first time exhibiting at the world's largest RV show.
    New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Lenovo had a busy week at the IFA trade show in Berlin, unveiling a laptop with a rotating screen, a monitor that's easier on your eyes, and a handheld PC gaming machine.
    Iyaz Akhtar, PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2025
  • Despite several Western nations recently ramping up pressure on Israel, the US has remained steadfast in its support of the country, with Washington yesterday unveiling sanctions on Palestinian rights groups that called for war crimes investigations against Israel.
    semafor.com, semafor.com, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • The cruise begins As the cars headed to Robert's house, there were many spectators throughout the city taking photos and waving at the convoy.
    Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2025
  • The second photo features the Younger alum in a striped sweater top, pinstriped trousers with a tiny purse smiling and waving.
    Ilana Kaplan, People.com, 28 Aug. 2025

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“Showing off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/showing%20off. Accessed 8 Sep. 2025.

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