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wave around

VERB
exhibit
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advertise demonstrate display evince express feature flaunt illustrate indicate manifest reveal show
STRONG
air brandish disclose disport evidence expose flash mark offer parade proclaim showcase
WEAK
let it all hang out make clear make plain ostend parade wares roll out show and tell show off strut stuff trot out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
conceal cover hide obscure withhold
VERB
flaunt
Synonyms
STRONGEST
advertise brandish proclaim
STRONG
air boast broadcast declare disclose display disport divulge expose flash flourish gasconade grandstand hot-dog parade reveal showcase sport streak vaunt
WEAK
break out fan it flash about let it all hang out make a scene put on an act roll out show and tell smack with spring on throw weight around trot out whip out
Antonyms
STRONGEST
hide
STRONG
conceal cover secrete suppress withhold
WEAK
refrain
VERB
manifest
Synonyms
STRONGEST
demonstrate embody illustrate prove reveal signify
STRONG
confirm declare display establish evidence evince expose express exteriorize externalize flash incarnate mark materialize objectify parade personalize personify proclaim show showcase sport strut substantiate suggest utter vent voice
WEAK
let it all hang out ostend personize set forth show and tell
Antonyms
STRONGEST
conceal hide
STRONG
contradict cover deny destroy disprove invalidate veto
WEAK
bury obscure withhold

Example Sentences

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You’ll be equal parts annoyed and delighted at its existence, while giving full kudos to the production design team that fashioned a Picasso-esque drumstick for Black to wave around.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 2, 2025

The drums and piano crash down in a wave around her as her vocals charge: “’Cause I can’t fight the force of my young beating heart / Like a soldier’s steady march, answering the call.”

From Washington Post • Feb. 22, 2023

It's far safer to wave around a sharp sword than to serve friends a carbonara made with cream.

From Salon • Jan. 4, 2023

Suffolk County police say Gerald Corsini and Donald Deveau reported going overboard when their 18-foot craft hit a wave around 9 p.m. in the Great South Bay.

From Seattle Times • Sep. 3, 2017

The palm fronds wave around their heads like ostrich plumes.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver