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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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Documents seen by the BBC show an incident of "burning" in one of the plane's main power panels in 2022.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

The artist’s ceramic works, highly attuned to form and most just a few inches tall, are the focus of a show at the Tang Teaching Museum.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

While Nielsen External link data show that Netflix is one of the top viewed streaming platforms, short form video content continues to take screen time away.

From Barron's • Jun. 10, 2026

The plot of land sits three miles southeast of the Gilroy Premium Outlets, at 7240 Holsclaw Road, federal procurement records show.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 10, 2026

All the rooms are soundproof, but sometimes students leave the door open, just to get some air or show off how well they are playing.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold




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