showed off

verb

Definition of showed offnext
past tense of show off
1
as in cut up
to engage in attention-getting playful or boisterous behavior the athletes warmed up, happily showing off for the crowd before the match officially started

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2
as in displayed
to present so as to invite notice or attention she just wants to show off her new jewelry

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for showed off
  1. cut up
  2. exhibited
  3. showed
  4. unveiled
  5. exposed
  6. announced
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  • President-elect Trump's vow to deport millions of undocumented immigrants could eliminate workers from U.S. industries already projected to face shortages and cut up to 6.8% of the national gross domestic profit.
    April Rubin, Axios, 19 Nov. 2024
  • Advertisement His star turn started in the first quarter, as Lemon caught a kickoff at the goal line, cut up field and blew the game open.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 28 Oct. 2024
Definition of cut up
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  • Again, this is the case because the level of intelligence exhibited is up for grabs.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Over the course of the two-week experiment, the rats exhibited strikingly different behaviors when faced with the combination of quinine and cocaine.
    Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of exhibited
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  • Google first showed a demo of its all-encompassing, multimodal virtual assistant at Google I/O this spring and clearly imagines Astra as an always-on helper in your life.
    David Pierce, The Verge, 11 Dec. 2024
  • In 2021, the Federal Reserve Z Report showed open end municipal bond mutual funds hit an all-time high, totaling over $1,089 billion.
    Barnet Sherman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of showed
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  • Eight years later, a statue in his honor was unveiled in the city’s Little Italy.
    Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • In this episode of Tax Notes Talk, a Tax Notes investigation unveiled how money sheltered in offshore insurance investment vehicles has eluded IRS auditors hampered by poor training and silos within the agency.
    Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of unveiled
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  • According to the Scary Movie star, years ago, before the birth of her youngest child, her four older kids were exposed to a different lifestyle.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The shutdown exposed serious risks around relying solely on external manufacturing.
    Dave Knox, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of exposed
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  • At press time, the lineup for next year’s show had not yet been announced.
    Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 11 Dec. 2024
  • On November 20, Palo Alto Networks reported beat expectations, raised guidance, and announced a 2-for-1 stock split effective December 13, Investopedia reported.
    Peter Cohan, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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showed off

showed (someone) the door

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