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showily

[shoh-uh-lee] / ˈʃoʊ ə li /




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Attorney General Pam Bondi showily gave them binders of "Epstein files," which proved to be just the already public information, because there isn't any more.

From Salon ● Apr. 30, 2025

Those who are showily canceling must surely be aware, thanks to their subscriptions, of the breadth and depth of the Post’s reporting.

From Slate ● Oct. 29, 2024

Foster, so often cast as the villain, doesn’t go as showily over-the-top as he has in the past, but that’s scant consolation.

From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2022

She didn’t showily “act” the arias, but subtle shifts of her face and attitude conveyed a sense of character.

From New York Times ● Mar. 11, 2022

Ralph even mimicked Boyboy, Pete’s mutt — strutting around, barking showily, calling himself “Ralph-Ralph.”

From "Typical American" by Gish Jen


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