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
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Egg cartons can be cut up, painted, decorated, and glued to be turned into animals, flowers, containers, and whatever else children can dream up.—
Rabekah Henderson,
Southern Living,
19 Jan. 2025 -
Separately, Terrence Hayes, spokesperson for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, offered condolences to the family of Victor Honey, a homeless veteran whose body was cut up and leased out to medical device companies and the Army without his consent or his relatives’ knowledge.—
Mike Hixenbaugh,
NBC News,
27 Dec. 2024
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Images produced by Botto exhibited for sale at Sotheby’s New York in October 2024.—
Lucy Handley,
CNBC,
23 Dec. 2024
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Prosecutors argued that the clip showed that the Bravo star’s behavior exhibited signs that she was intoxicated during the incident, per the outlet.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
19 Dec. 2024
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Injury Concern Before Australian Open Osaka’s withdrawal came as a shock after the 27-year-old showed no signs of pain or problem in the 35-minute opening set.—
Manasi Pathak,
Forbes,
5 Jan. 2025
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More than 330 million people throughout the world suffer from depressive disorders, and a 2019 study showed that 7% of Americans reported moderate or severe symptoms of depression in the previous two weeks.—
Ronnie Cohen,
NPR,
5 Jan. 2025
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At the Zhuhai Airshow, China unveiled the J-35A fifth-generation fighter jet and the J-15T fighter.—
Sarah Rumpf-Whitten,
Fox News,
27 Dec. 2024
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On the safety front, the platform unveiled privacy improvements, including AI identification of young users who lie about their age to automatically switch them to stricter privacy settings.—
Ian Shepherd,
Forbes,
27 Dec. 2024
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The return specialist gets exposed with extended time in the backfield, as was the case in Tampa.—
Joseph Person,
The Athletic,
31 Dec. 2024
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The vast majority of human cases of bird flu manifest from people being exposed to infected animals.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
31 Dec. 2024
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That 10-year uptick was reported in a paper in 2023, while the American Association of Variable Star Observers announced T CrB’s pre-eruption dip in April 2024.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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Originally announced in 2002, the GEM has long been heralded as a symbol of Egypt‘s future, as part of President Abdel Fattah el-Sisi’s Egypt Vision 2030, a large portion of which involves a major redevelopment of the Giza plateau, where GEM—and the famous Pyramids of Giza—is located.—
Costa Beavin Pappas,
ARTnews.com,
3 Jan. 2025
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“Showed off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/showed%20off. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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