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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.

Example Sentences

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The observations show that the planet's atmosphere is surprisingly dense and filled with heavier molecules, including water vapor, carbon dioxide, sulfur dioxide, and traces of methane.

From Science Daily • May 7, 2026

Later in the show, when Smith was in the ring working his scheduled match, Jackson ran out from backstage.

From Los Angeles Times • May 7, 2026

Eight names of the killed soldiers are inscribed in one column, close-up photos of the east wall show.

From BBC • May 7, 2026

Polls show a statistical tie between da Silva and Flávio Bolsonaro.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 7, 2026

“You guys must really like cereal. Come on, I’ll show you the stage.”

From "Legendary Frybread Drive-In" by Cynthia Leitich Smith




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