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display

[dih-spley] / dɪˈspleɪ /




Usage

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Display applies to intentionally conspicuous show: a great display of wealth. Show often indicates an external appearance that may or may not accord with actual facts: a show of modesty. Ostentation is vain, ambitious, pretentious, or offensive display: tasteless and vulgar ostentation. Pomp suggests such a show of dignity and authority as characterizes a ceremony of state: The coronation was carried out with pomp and splendor.

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To display his photographs in rapid succession, Muybridge invented a device that birthed the motion picture.

From Slate • May 25, 2026

The girls see the appeal in some of the toys on display, with Bella-May particularly taken with a pair of roller skates.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

The world number 39's lack of match practice was clear in a display where she produced arguably one of the lowest levels of her career in a 23-minute first set.

From BBC • May 24, 2026

Her mastery of metal is on full, glorious display at the Guggenheim in the artist’s first museum survey.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 22, 2026

"It is given for the best display of sportsmanship during the race," she said.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell




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