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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
The Capricorn 01 Zagato was shown off in yellow at the Salon Rétromobile in Paris.
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Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2026
Madison Beer showed off a sultry look on the red carpet, donning a leek, form-fitting black gown with thin straps, a keyhole cutout at the bust and a trailing train.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 2 Feb. 2026
Skyscraper Live showed off Honnold’s patience and stamina.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 27 Jan. 2026
The Briefing The US Army showed off its latest tank design at the Detroit Auto Show.
—Gerry Doyle, Bloomberg, 27 Jan. 2026
That’s the fun discovery meteorologist Jennifer McDermed showed off in a post on X last week, amid severe winter weather across much of the country.
—Adam Carlson, PEOPLE, 25 Jan. 2026
Vance showed off a way with words quite similar to Leavitt’s, and to Trump’s.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
Lenovo also showed off Qira, an operating-system-agnostic AI agent designed to exist cross-device and enable agentic user experiences.
—Anshel Sag, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
The model showed off an artsy beach project while wearing a plunging blue string bikini and crochet shorts.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 20 Jan. 2026
Erik Shilling, Robb Report, 3 Feb. 2026
Madison Beer showed off a sultry look on the red carpet, donning a leek, form-fitting black gown with thin straps, a keyhole cutout at the bust and a trailing train.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 2 Feb. 2026
Skyscraper Live showed off Honnold’s patience and stamina.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 27 Jan. 2026
The Briefing The US Army showed off its latest tank design at the Detroit Auto Show.
—Gerry Doyle, Bloomberg, 27 Jan. 2026
That’s the fun discovery meteorologist Jennifer McDermed showed off in a post on X last week, amid severe winter weather across much of the country.
—Adam Carlson, PEOPLE, 25 Jan. 2026
Vance showed off a way with words quite similar to Leavitt’s, and to Trump’s.
—Vinson Cunningham, New Yorker, 24 Jan. 2026
Lenovo also showed off Qira, an operating-system-agnostic AI agent designed to exist cross-device and enable agentic user experiences.
—Anshel Sag, Forbes.com, 20 Jan. 2026
The model showed off an artsy beach project while wearing a plunging blue string bikini and crochet shorts.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 20 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shown off
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By the third period, with his nose cut up, Kesselring was on the ice in the final minute of the game, helping to get it to overtime.—
Matthew Fairburn,
New York Times,
17 Jan. 2026
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To meet that goal, the grantmaker will cut up to 500 of its 2,375 staff positions by 2030, including some open roles that may remain unfilled.—
Stephanie Beasley,
Fortune,
14 Jan. 2026
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There, videos and news reports have shown ICE agents pulling people from their vehicles and detaining children during enforcement actions.—
Julia Prodis Sulek,
Mercury News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Developmental research has long shown that the prefrontal cortex, responsible for planning, judgment, and impulse control, remains under construction well into early adulthood.—
Dr. Liz Doe Stone,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 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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That power goes to the rear wheels, though the 70 Trionfo looks so good that it’s probably not intended to be driven with passion but instead displayed.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
30 Jan. 2026
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That message is boldly displayed on the homepage of its website.—
Alexandra Del Rosario,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Jan. 2026
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The person spoke to the AP on condition of anonymity because the contract was not completed and nothing had been announced by the team.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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Pairings for all 49 groups and tee times will be announced on Tuesday.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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Twin waved at them, and finally the police spotted her hiding in plain sight, standing beside her neighbors.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Some attendees waved American or Mexican flags.—
Jakob Rodgers,
Mercury News,
29 Jan. 2026
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In 2022, Mimosa Echard won the Prix Marcel Duchamp and exhibited the installation Escape more at the Centre Pompidou in Paris—a display consisting of glass walls, streams of water and urine, pollen, ginkgo tree eggs, newsprint, films, and assorted tchotchkes, among other items.—
Theo Belci,
Artforum,
1 Feb. 2026
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While the district has since acted to stop these payments, a serious lack of control was exhibited.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
31 Jan. 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 5 Feb. 2026.
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