shown off

verb

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Definition of shown offnext
past participle 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 shown
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 shown off
  1. cut up
  2. shown
  3. showed
  4. announced
  5. exhibited
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  • And past paintings, too, could be recycled, cut up and then reenlisted for new images.
    Alex Greenberger, ARTnews.com, 5 Nov. 2024
  • Each morning at 3 AM Lopez is at the Fulton Fish Market and all his orders are at the restaurant kitchen by 7 AM to be weighed and cut up, scaled and filleted.
    John Mariani, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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  • This season that showed in its new patchwork wrap coat that was more blanket than boho, and a cool palette of petrol blue, deep khaki and burgundy that was on trend with the key colors seen on the runways.
    Rhonda Richford, WWD, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Still Dominguez showed decent signs in left while dealing with some rainy weather and who plays there is part of the meticulous planning and cautious purpose the Yankees head into a Division Series with really high expectations based on their performance and what teams are already eliminated.
    Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of shown
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  • Jurors repeatedly watched graphic clips from police video that showed the officers punch and kick Nichols and hit him with a police baton just steps from his home, as the 29-year-old called out for his mother.
    Adrian Sainz, TIME, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Still Dominguez showed decent signs in left while dealing with some rainy weather and who plays there is part of the meticulous planning and cautious purpose the Yankees head into a Division Series with really high expectations based on their performance and what teams are already eliminated.
    Larry Fleisher, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of showed
Verb
  • No arrests have been announced, and investigators are still working to determine a motive for the shooting.
    Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 17 Nov. 2024
  • Polis’ office announced the project – but no price tag – on Friday.
    Katie Langford, The Denver Post, 16 Nov. 2024
Definition of announced
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  • First exhibited in Italy, these paintings and prints match the exuberance of their sitters with kaleidoscopic colors; their transfers appear enlivened by Warhol’s generous brush or swaths of garish collage.
    Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 4 Oct. 2024
  • It will then be exhibited across Europe, before arriving in Nashville for a three-day auction running November 20 to 22.
    Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Oct. 2024
Definition of exhibited
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shown off

shown (someone) the door

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