showboat
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He’s a showboat who dresses like Bootsy Collins and vows he’s the next Phil Collins.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 26, 2026
The defending champion was so comfortable he began to showboat when Nery missed, playing to the crowd as he mixed in body and head shots.
From BBC ● May 6, 2024
Species tulips, sometimes called wild or botanical tulips, are the unlikely ancestors of modern showboat blooms.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 13, 2024
Kemp attributed Anovion’s choice of location to state and local officials, saying “they don’t posture or showboat, and they don’t try to steal credit.”
From Washington Times ● Jun. 27, 2023
It was possible, though, that he was simply angry at Lopsang, whom he regarded as a showboat.
From "Into Thin Air" by Jon Krakauer
He knows how to showcase himself well, but he never showboats.
From Salon ● Sep. 2, 2020
Sia definitely showboats in her performance, which is annoying, but she has the vocal chops to do it, especially in comparison to some of the other chumps in the video.
From Slate ● Mar. 19, 2020
The Clippers were the Hollywood heels — complainers and showboats.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 5, 2018
The show started with a parade of cars — the V8 division showboats.
From Washington Post ● Aug. 10, 2017
And yet lately, many people believe that these admonitions have been forgotten — that we are living in a veritable golden age of hypocritical showboats advertising their own righteousness.
From New York Times ● Aug. 8, 2017
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