trade show

NOUN

convention for manufacturers

Synonyms

WEAK

multivendor sales event trade conference trade convention

Example Sentences

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At a trade show in Taiwan, Huang said Marvell’s shares could rise fivefold to become the next trillion-dollar company.

From Barron's • Jun. 2, 2026

At a trade show in February this year, Helene Godin pitched her bakery’s mini-Bundt cakes and brownie bites to some of the biggest supermarket chains in the country.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 25, 2026

It was a trade show for consultants and vendors, many of whom viewed it as a prime place to woo potential clients or show off clients to potential donors.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

I spent a week in the city while attending SEMA, the massive automotive trade show that takes over the Strip each year.

From Salon • Mar. 7, 2026

Nor is that all, for the figures of our import trade show that in addition we are importing considerable and increasing quantities of foreign woollen manufactures.

From Are we Ruined by the Germans? by Cox, Harold