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display

[dih-spley] / dɪˈspleɪ /




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Display applies to intentionally conspicuous show: a great display of wealth. Show often indicates an external appearance that may or may not accord with actual facts: a show of modesty. 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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The building in the nation's capital that houses the Kennedy Center continues, however, to display Trump's name on its facade for the time being.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Nvidia's Huang signed a memory chip display at the SK hynix booth at the Computex trade show in Taipei, writing: "Please make more".

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

Hermès leather goods were on display, including on Keyla, who wore a vintage black skirt with zippers running up the front and back and a suede top.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 5, 2026

One of the most public examples of rule-breaking was on display this year in a photo shoot for Interview magazine, where four junior bankers modeled designer duds.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

The Greek government had made a public announcement calling for a concerted effort to locate and retrieve the artifacts of the ancient world so that they could be put on display.

From "Shipwrecked!" by Martin W. Sandler




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