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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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“It stands in contradiction to our current historical moment,” Wicks says of the show.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

From there, “You Must be Here for the Reading” becomes a show heavy on audience participation.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

Mark Vigeant will appear in three shows, including his comedic solo show “Out There,” before it travels to the Edinburgh Festival in Scotland.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

The 60-minute show, partly scripted and partly improvised, comes from the mind of Koryn Wicks.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

His gaze softens, and I see the real Mr. Harris show himself.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam




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