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showily

[shoh-uh-lee] / ˈʃoʊ ə li /




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Attorney General Pam Bondi showily gave them binders of "Epstein files," which proved to be just the already public information, because there isn't any more.

From Salon Apr. 30, 2025

Foster, so often cast as the villain, doesn’t go as showily over-the-top as he has in the past, but that’s scant consolation.

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 1, 2022

She didn’t showily “act” the arias, but subtle shifts of her face and attitude conveyed a sense of character.

From New York Times Mar. 11, 2022

The vast majority of their co-workers, far less showily, will have gone off and done the shielding work for them.

From Seattle Times Sep. 29, 2021

Ralph even mimicked Boyboy, Pete’s mutt — strutting around, barking showily, calling himself “Ralph-Ralph.”

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen




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