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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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Diedrichs said unless the designers prompt AI to show realistic or diverse features, "it's going to give you an image that defaults to the average" data set of the "narrow" traditional beauty standards.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Part of the reason the show moved to Abuja was to increase dialogue between industry and government, organisers said.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

The findings show that researchers need to accurately model the complicated interactions among starlight, gas and newly created elements if they want to connect two different records of the early Universe.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

But what it did show is hiring is slow and it’s a tough time to find work.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026

A young boy stood by the side to explain the action and show with a pointer the different figures that were coming on stage.

From "Adventures of Don Quixote" by Argentina Palacios

Television news shows filled up with laudatory analysis and interviews with the survivors.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

Sheeran carried on with his tour, but it hit another snag when his shows at Gillette Stadium last weekend were canceled “due to severe weather warnings” in the region.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

Chief U.S. economist Bill Adams of Fifth Third Commercial Bank said his research shows the unemployment rate for recent college grads is close to 6%, an unusually high number historically.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 3, 2026

Ice hockey has been enjoying a moment in recent months, possibly thanks to hit TV shows like Heated Rivalry and Off Campus.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Charlie came home yelling and screaming that Gladys bit him, and Gladys came too, which shows you how fearless they were.

From "The Best School Year Ever" by Barbara Robinson

“The bravery of everyone on that plane honestly just showed how in moments like that, life is the top priority, which was really beautiful to see.”

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

The captain looked full of energy, pressed from the front and showed his passing range as he enjoyed having Gordon and Bellingham supplying him.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

Libyan designer Rabia Ben Barka, whose models showed off similarly shimmering dresses, told AFP she found Abuja -- on her first trip to Nigeria -- "so clean" and organised.

From Barron's ● Oct. 3, 2026

People taking vitamin C showed changes in inflammatory signaling that align with better outcomes.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 3, 2026

Betsie’s and mine were both of Russian make, probably once trimmed with fur: threads showed where something had been torn from the collars and cuffs.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom

Yet, the Roadster, first shown almost a decade ago, was delayed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

By engaging in a four-day talks process, the two sides have shown a willingness to try to negotiate an agreement.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

Our work has shown that older people are willing to try strength training, even if they have never done it before, when exercises are tailored to their needs and supervised by qualified professionals.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

The user is shown devoting her free time to chopping vegetables for said party.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

He vividly remembered the frightening picture that C.C. had shown him.

From "The Very, Very Far North" by Dan Bar-el

Strapped to his chest was a smartphone showing the real-time locations of him and his unit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 3, 2026

So far this season, these Chargers are showing similar tendencies.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 3, 2026

NASA's Nancy Grace Roman Space Telescope has completed an important series of tests showing that it can keep its gaze extremely steady during observations.

From Science Daily ● Oct. 2, 2026

Prisons in England and Wales have been running close to capacity for years, with the latest government figures showing they are 98% full.

From BBC ● Oct. 2, 2026

I’d imagined showing him the ledgers filled with sales and the lists of new business contacts when he returned.

From "The Red Car to Hollywood" by Jennie Liu




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