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show

[shoh] / ʃoʊ /










Usage

What are other ways to say show? The noun show often indicates an external appearance that may or may not accord with actual facts: a show of modesty. Display applies to an intentionally conspicuous show: a great display of wealth. 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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For the U.S. to thrive in this tournament, it can’t be the Pulisic show, despite his ubiquitous appearance in beer and credit-card commercials.

From Salon • Jun. 11, 2026

Occasionally, men from nearby ultra-Orthodox Jewish communities show an interest in the game.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

"But the players now have to show the public they can be trusted. At this point it's hard to say they can."

From BBC • Jun. 11, 2026

The company continues to show it is the manufacturing backbone of the AI era.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

“So… why did you show it to me?”

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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