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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
Shrewsbury wrote on Instagram showing off the outfit.
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Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, Reign was filmed showing off his skateboarding skills in an empty parking lot.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 20 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
But standing out and showing off are two different things.
—Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2025
Ryan Morik, FOXNews.com, 21 Oct. 2025
Meanwhile, Reign was filmed showing off his skateboarding skills in an empty parking lot.
—Kayla Grant, PEOPLE, 20 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
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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Spanning two stories, the primary dwelling is introduced via a soaring entry foyer displaying large windows and a massive matchstick chandelier.—
Wendy Bowman,
Robb Report,
17 Oct. 2025
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One of the biggest issues is the lack of confidence this Florida State team is displaying.—
D’Joumbarey Moreau,
Miami Herald,
16 Oct. 2025
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In Portland, warning indicators are flashing everywhere.—
Keith Wilson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Oct. 2025
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Troopers were investigating a report of a person lying in the right lane of traffic near a service truck parked on the shoulder with its hazard lights flashing, the release says.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Oct. 2025
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But for all the president’s demands, his leverage over Beijing is showing cracks as the Chinese economy continues to go from strength to strength.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
20 Oct. 2025
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Gas prices are viewed as an important economic indicator, although lower prices don’t guarantee a booming economy, and recent news and data points are showing an economy in which wealthy Americans appear to be spending freely, while poorer households seem to be pulling back.—
Frank Witsil,
Freep.com,
20 Oct. 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
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
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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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China showcased its military advances during a parade last month, unveiling anti-ship missiles that can fly at more than five times the speed of sound.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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Stone Island is doubling down on its research-intensive ethos by unveiling a denim capsule collection embedded with high-tech treatments and materials.—
Martino Carrera,
Footwear News,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Showing off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/showing%20off. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.
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