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as in cuts 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 displays
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 shows off
Los Angeles Rams wide receiver Davante Adams shows off some Taco Bell goodies.
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Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Next to the arm, an ankle — where Umansky is tagged — shows off a tattoo with four thin black lines.
—Emy Lacroix, People.com, 8 Sep. 2025
This garden shows off its autumnal hues as does the Lower Woodland Garden with its gentian trees.
—Jeanine Barone, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The vehicle has been completely restored, and really shows off the Verde Acquamarina paint.
—Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 9 Sep. 2025
Next to the arm, an ankle — where Umansky is tagged — shows off a tattoo with four thin black lines.
—Emy Lacroix, People.com, 8 Sep. 2025
This garden shows off its autumnal hues as does the Lower Woodland Garden with its gentian trees.
—Jeanine Barone, Forbes.com, 8 Sep. 2025
The vehicle has been completely restored, and really shows off the Verde Acquamarina paint.
—Keenan Thompson, USA Today, 31 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for shows off
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Businesses are finding that people enjoy planning Halloween displays well ahead of the holiday.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
27 Sep. 2025
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Entries for its 2025 Annual National Gingerbread House Competition are now being accepted, after it the event was canceled last year — though the inn put gingerbread displays all around Asheville instead.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
26 Sep. 2025
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The blue jay/green jay hybrid, a male offspring of a green jay mother and a blue jay father, has predominantly blue feathers, but exhibits black coloring on its face, similar to that of a green jay.—
Moná Thomas,
PEOPLE,
26 Sep. 2025
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Juror Carey Voss, exhibits curator at Little Rock’s Historic Arkansas Museum, selected the artists for inclusion; applications were open to all artists who identify as women and reside in Arkansas.—
Eric E. Harrison,
Arkansas Online,
24 Sep. 2025
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The kid acts up, the dad disciplines him and mom just sends a sorry text.—
Hannah Sacks,
PEOPLE,
22 Sep. 2025
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Two no-trump shows some interest in game and asks about partner's second suit as well as his strength.—
Deb Harvell,
Arkansas Online,
28 Sep. 2025
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Video from the scene shows dark billowing smoke rising into the air and multiple firetrucks working to extinguish the fire.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
28 Sep. 2025
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Hayley then flashes a strip of sonogram photos at the camera as the couple smiles and sways in the sunlight.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
15 Sep. 2025
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The film begins with a flashback scene to the beginning of the rage virus, then flashes forward 28 years to an isolated island near the Scottish Highlands, where its inhabitants are isolated from the zombie-like creatures that roam the mainland.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Today, Bath & Body Works finally unveils their new Touch of Gold collection that embodies those same characteristics in a bodycare and home fragrance line.—
Alisa Rendor,
StyleCaster,
25 Sep. 2025
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Sunriver was the first International Dark Sky Place in Oregon, and at the Sunriver Nature Center & Observatory, a 30-inch Newtonian telescope unveils galaxies, nebulae, and star clusters, making the cosmos feel closer than ever.—
Lauren Jones,
Travel + Leisure,
20 Sep. 2025
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“Shows off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shows%20off. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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