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showily

[shoh-uh-lee] / ˈʃoʊ ə li /




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He was panting again, this time more showily.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 8, 2025

Those who are showily canceling must surely be aware, thanks to their subscriptions, of the breadth and depth of the Post’s reporting.

From Slate • Oct. 29, 2024

Three such titles this year are a heat-seeking troika that involve American notables who, after a period of relative domestic quiet, have showily returned to the international stage.

From New York Times • May 24, 2024

But I'm not so sure that the main avenue that the protest has taken — people showily unsubscribing from Spotify — is really about that, especially since this boycott is unlikely to work.

From Salon • Feb. 4, 2022

Everett was showily classical, but Lincoln’s classicism purrs powerfully under the hood.

From "Words Like Loaded Pistols" by Sam Leith