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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
The small-model approach was echoed by researchers at Samsung AI Lab last week, who released a paper showing off their Tiny Recursive Model.
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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
The couple gets cozy (literally and sartorially speaking) in the new photo shoot, embracing each other while showing off the clothing brand's latest women's and men's apparel, which is fitting for the festive season right around the corner.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 30 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
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
The couple gets cozy (literally and sartorially speaking) in the new photo shoot, embracing each other while showing off the clothing brand's latest women's and men's apparel, which is fitting for the festive season right around the corner.
—Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 30 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
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 gallery features three floors displaying art by more than 40 local and regional artists and makers.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
12 Oct. 2025
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The grounds have 12 different gardens, displaying rose gardens and desert plants.—
Paige Moore,
AZCentral.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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In that moment, a chain of brake lights in each lane led drivers’ eyes to a pit of flashing lights, just before an empty expanse of road where each car had intended to be but wasn’t.—
Jake Goodrick,
Sacbee.com,
11 Oct. 2025
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And though the visuals start calmly enough, with an old man puttering through a deserted city, the flashing blue, green, and red lights inject a jolt of madness that’s pushed into the surreal as the man confronts giant statue heads of the Weeknd and Moroder floating above the city.—
Jon Blistein,
Rolling Stone,
10 Oct. 2025
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The Shaderoom shared a video of Huston showing wounds on his face and confirming that Papoose hit him, by his account.—
Armon Sadler,
VIBE.com,
13 Oct. 2025
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In Tel Aviv, large crowds gathered in Hostage Square – the site of protest campaigns calling for the return of hostages over the past two years – to celebrate and watch large screens showing the progress of those being released.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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
Verb
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Materials could withstand 20 times more pressure Yiming Ji, the first author of the study, also underlined that their materials could withstand 20 times more pressure compared to those produced with previous methods, while exhibiting only 20% shrinkage versus 60-90%.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Oct. 2025
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Below, executives from 10 of the exhibiting denim mills from around the globe share the highlights from their upcoming Spring/Summer 2027 collections that will be on view at the show.—
Carved,
Sourcing Journal,
3 Oct. 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
Verb
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Lecornu abruptly resigned Monday, only hours after unveiling a new Cabinet that drew opposition from a key coalition partner.—
NPR,
NPR,
10 Oct. 2025
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To wit, Saks Fifth Avenue Foundation celebrated World Mental Health Day on Friday by releasing its annual Impact Report while unveiling a new partnership with RAISEfashion and a campaign highlighting work in the area by football player Kayvon Thibodeaux.—
Evan Clark,
Footwear News,
10 Oct. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Showing off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/showing%20off. Accessed 17 Oct. 2025.
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