showcase

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noun

show·​case ˈshō-ˌkās How to pronounce showcase (audio)
1
: a glazed case, box, or cabinet for displaying and protecting wares in a store or articles in a museum
2
: a setting, occasion, or medium for exhibiting something or someone especially in an attractive or favorable aspect

showcase

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verb

showcased; showcasing

transitive verb

: to exhibit especially in an attractive or favorable aspect
showcase new talent

Examples of showcase in a Sentence

Noun The convention was a showcase of the company's new products. Verb The program showcases up-and-coming musicians.
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Noun
Southbound Food Festival Birmingham’s ten-day culinary showcase welcomes chefs and makers from across the South, starting this Friday. Rai Mincey, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025 Now by Vision Expo, the trend showcase and award program celebrating innovation in eyewear, launched its first Now Design Competition, a challenge to rethink what eyewear could be. Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2025
Verb
Pliops was showcasing its XDP LightingAI at the Summit, a GenAI native memory stack to power interfence and retrieval workloads for hyperscale and enterprise applications. Thomas Coughlin, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025 The store will showcase furniture, soft home accessories, made-to-measure fabrics, wallpaper and paint collections. Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 12 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for showcase

Word History

First Known Use

Noun

1803, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Verb

1939, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of showcase was in 1803

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“Showcase.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/showcase. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.

Kids Definition

showcase

1 of 2 noun
show·​case -ˌkās How to pronounce showcase (audio)
: a protective glass case in which things are displayed

showcase

2 of 2 verb
: to exhibit especially in an attractive or favorable way
showcase new talent

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