Thesaurus results for SHOWBOAT

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verb

as in to show off

to engage in attention-getting playful or boisterous behavior the gymnast was showboating for the cameras when she lost her balance and fell

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Verb

Three quarters of sleepwalking, showboating and unwatchable basketball, followed by one quarter of the most intense and least-artistic basketball of the season. —

Scott Ostler, SFChronicle.com, 16 Feb. 2020 Bill Pullman is the Bilott team’s showboating West Virginia trial lawyer, who celebrates success in the courtroom by snapping his suspenders with satisfaction. —

David Sims, The Atlantic, 22 Nov. 2019

Noun

But for all his talent and confidence as a performer, composer and bandleader, Shorter was frequently overshadowed by showboats, not least his Weather Report bandmate Jaco Pastorius. —

Sheri Linden, The Hollywood Reporter, 22 Aug. 2023 Back then, skeptics tried to describe him in ways that limited his accomplishments — dismissing him as selfish or a showboat. —

Noel Murray, Los Angeles Times, 24 Mar. 2023 See all Example Sentences for showboat

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