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for show
adjective as in exposed
Strong matches
adjective as in ornamental
adverb as in ostensibly
noun as in display
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noun as in panoply
Strongest match
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- act
- affectation
- arrangement
- blaze
- bravura
- dash
- demonstration
- example
- exhibit
- exhibition
- expo
- exposition
- exposure
- fanfare
- flourish
- frame-up
- frippery
- front
- layout
- manifestation
- ostentation
- ostentatiousness
- pageant
- panorama
- parade
- pedantry
- pomp
- presentation
- pretension
- pretentiousness
- revelation
- sample
- scheme
- shine
- show
- showboat
- spectacle
- splash
- splendor
- splurge
- spread
- unfolding
- vanity
Weak matches
Example Sentences
Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene, R-Ga., continues to break ranks with her party to put the blame for the government shutdown on the GOP, even as a political rival says it is all for show.
“I just thought, ‘Well, we have this exhibit where the tapes aren’t for sale; they’re for show.
“I thought it was just for show, but they were like, ‘Oh no, we aren’t wasting any grapes.
The West Midlands Peaky Blinder Group, which arranges monthly meet-ups and pub crawls for show enthusiasts, has grown to 44,000 members since being set up in 2018.
"The young people didn't get to use them due to lack of staff, so it was just for show," she said.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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