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or showed off
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as in cut 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 shown
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 shown off
Smartphone company Honor showed off its Robot Phone at the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, while Xiaomi released its latest flagship smartphone lineup at prices similar to last year’s, despite a surge in memory chip costs.
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Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026
Chopra showed off a barely-there glam look at the Jardin des Tuileries show, including no mascara or eyeliner.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 3 Mar. 2026
Stars would debut daring fashion statements there, like Selma Blair, who showed off her jeweled cane after announcing her MS diagnosis.
—Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 3 Mar. 2026
The shopper showed off a six-in-one screwdriver, a four-in-one iPhone or Android charger, and a two-in-one salt and pepper grinder, and closed with an offer for other shoppers to share their random favorites.
—Howard Cohen
march 3, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
In Pittsburgh, the Glen Hazel eagles recently showed off their second egg of the year to a virtual audience.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Noetix Robotics showed off its capability in creating humanoids made to look like real people, with an actress rolling out an android version of herself in a comedy skit.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
Watson showed off that fearlessness again Monday night, scoring 16 points as the host Thunderbirds rolled to a 68-53 Southland Athletic Conference win over Bloom in South Holland.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
The Capricorn 01 Zagato was shown off in yellow at the Salon Rétromobile in Paris.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2026
Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 4 Mar. 2026
Chopra showed off a barely-there glam look at the Jardin des Tuileries show, including no mascara or eyeliner.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 3 Mar. 2026
Stars would debut daring fashion statements there, like Selma Blair, who showed off her jeweled cane after announcing her MS diagnosis.
—Elise Taylor, Vanity Fair, 3 Mar. 2026
The shopper showed off a six-in-one screwdriver, a four-in-one iPhone or Android charger, and a two-in-one salt and pepper grinder, and closed with an offer for other shoppers to share their random favorites.
—Howard Cohen
march 3, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2026
In Pittsburgh, the Glen Hazel eagles recently showed off their second egg of the year to a virtual audience.
—Lila Seidman, Los Angeles Times, 3 Mar. 2026
Noetix Robotics showed off its capability in creating humanoids made to look like real people, with an actress rolling out an android version of herself in a comedy skit.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 18 Feb. 2026
Watson showed off that fearlessness again Monday night, scoring 16 points as the host Thunderbirds rolled to a 68-53 Southland Athletic Conference win over Bloom in South Holland.
—Steve Millar, Chicago Tribune, 10 Feb. 2026
The Capricorn 01 Zagato was shown off in yellow at the Salon Rétromobile in Paris.
—Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shown off
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At one point, a member of the Revolutionary Guard came over to cut up Khamenei’s breakfast meat.—
Robin Wright,
New Yorker,
1 Mar. 2026
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Her voice is intimate and resonant, whether cut up into indistinct background flurries or pushed to the front of the mix.—
Alex Robert Ross,
Pitchfork,
13 Feb. 2026
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Satellite imagery from Planet Labs, viewed by TWZ, showed black smoke covering most of the base, making a complete analysis of the damage impossible.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Mar. 2026
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The robot showed no drop in function even when carrying up to 1,700 times its own body weight, roughly 300 milligrams.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Mar. 2026
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And of course, Peterson not playing would have made some wonder if the McDonald’s All-American’s hamstring had acted up again.—
Gary Bedore,
Kansas City Star,
7 Dec. 2025
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And when Howard is being weighed on what’s called a Hoyer Lift, Shaynak’s real-life weight at the time — 472 pounds — is what’s displayed.—
Marah Eakin,
Vulture,
6 Mar. 2026
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Adventurous attendees wandered to the lower level, through a medieval-esque wooden door and right into the archives—where the originals were displayed between vintage magazines and press releases documenting their history.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
6 Mar. 2026
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Semafor today announced the first season of Compound Interest from Semafor Business, a new audio and video show hosted by Semafor Business editor Liz Hoffman.—
Rachel Keidan,
semafor.com,
3 Mar. 2026
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The United States destroyed a key Iranian naval base in the Straight of Hormuz, sinking many vessels present, as the Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps announced the shipping lane was officially closed.—
Brady Knox,
The Washington Examiner,
3 Mar. 2026
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The refs by the way did not assess a technical foul to KU for trying to start six players since Williams waved the walkons off before the actual tip.—
Gary Bedore
March 4,
Kansas City Star,
5 Mar. 2026
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Trump waved away both resolutions with a presidential veto.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
4 Mar. 2026
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If the clothes Kutcher’s Byron Forst wears are occasionally outrageous, the fashion sense exhibited by his wife Franny (Isabella Rossellini) is positively insane.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
4 Mar. 2026
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People who reported frequently encountering, commenting on or sharing political content online consistently exhibited the highest overall levels of political stress in our survey.—
Stephen Neely,
The Conversation,
3 Mar. 2026
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Not too long ago, artificial intelligence was more or less a science project in which data scientists and developers fooled around with one-off small or test projects.—
Joe McKendrick,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Shown off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shown%20off. Accessed 9 Mar. 2026.
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