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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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"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

Public commentary and our real-time data continue to show incredible strength.

From Barron's • Jun. 11, 2026

Now rate cuts are on hold, and as the rise in wholesale prices show, there’s still plenty of inflation in the guts of the economy that’s likely to show up later in the year.

From MarketWatch • Jun. 11, 2026

The ECB’s latest projections show inflation at around 3% this year and returning to its 2% target in 2028.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 11, 2026

If I got hired on, I’d show up every day, no matter what.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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