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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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If the next two months show stiffer price pressures, “I have every belief that they would go,” he said.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

Bradley Walsh, who presents Blankety Blank, said earlier this week that the show was currently on ice because he was too busy to film another series.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

While they’ve done much more selling of individual stocks this year than they have in the past, signs show they aren’t entirely exiting the equities market.

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

"However, our data show that water mainly facilitates mantle melting. The key factor for high gold concentrations is the high - and in part repeated - degree of melting."

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

Earlier today, I asked Zara what she thought, and she told me that no guy would have gone to the trouble of tracking down my number to reschedule a date only to not show up.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

In a statement, the BBC said it was "incredibly proud of all three of these much-loved shows" and thanked the programmes' production teams.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

“The fact that the person worked extra to be compliant to the PIP deliverables shows me that they care,” Boccardo says.

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

The footage shows the rookie lifeguard, just 16 years old, holding onto a limp child as massive swells repeatedly pound the duo.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

In imagining her disturbed perceptions, the novel shows the old dog’s circumscribed world transfigured by long forgotten yearnings and powerfully altered understandings.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

There are about a dozen photos under a banner titled “Duct Tape Boat Regatta 2011–2018,” and each shows a variety of life-size rafts made of cardboard and duct tape.

From "Red Flags and Butterflies" by Sheryl Azzam

In the Detroit Lakes, Minn., market, where about 25% of properties are vacation homes, about 30% of for-sale listings had a price cut in June, Realtor.com data showed.

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

The next day, Machuca showed up for his shift and was arrested, according to the statement.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

Footage aired by NHK showed cracked roads and bridges and several buildings on fire.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

The group said preliminary figures showed that revenue jumped around 69% on year to roughly 3.29 billion euros, equivalent to $3.75 billion.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

I had helped to make an igloo at school, so I showed her how to cut the blocks.

From "Black Star, Bright Dawn" by Scott O'Dell

How can I manage someone who has shown they aren’t able to keep up with their workload?

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

Research on moisture movement and extractor fans has shown that fans can reduce the movement of moisture from kitchens and bathrooms to other rooms.

From Science Daily Jul. 29, 2026

"These young people have shown that if you stand up, you are likely to succeed," he told AFP.

From Barron's Jul. 29, 2026

Isabel says she agreed to meet Leto at his hotel after she had shown the actor and his friends around the Las Vegas store where she was working.

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

Whatever bravery or skill I had ever shown were gifts of God—sheer loans from Him of the talent needed to do a job.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Ms. Day has the young writer’s weakness for showing off knowledge and she needlessly indulges in essay-like digressions on rhetorical terms and Latin etymologies.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 29, 2026

The Daily Express leads with figures from Age UK showing "2m missing out on social care", detailing circumstances where "many struggle with daily tasks such as eating, dressing, bathing and using the toilet".

From BBC Jul. 29, 2026

And it seems that final price cut was exactly what one lucky buyer had been waiting for—with property records showing that the dwelling came under “contingent” offer just a few days later.

From MarketWatch Jul. 29, 2026

PayPal’s branded checkout is showing signs of improvement, with total payment volume in that area growing 2% in the second quarter.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 29, 2026

On the screen, a boy from Switzerland named Wolfgang was showing pictures of the ancient artifacts he’d found when a ten-thousand-year-old glacier melted near his house in the mountains.

From "Two Degrees" by Alan Gratz




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