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as in exhibit
a public showing of objects of interest
an exhibition of valuable and fascinating artifacts from a recovered pirate ship
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as in display
an outward and often exaggerated indication of something abstract (as a feeling) for effect
for the benefit of the crowd, the professional wrestler made a great exhibition of ferocity
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Recent Examples of exhibition
One of the furniture designers featured in Ilse Ruocco’s 1950 showroom (and the exhibition) is Luther Conover of Sausalito.
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Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
However, with Jovic unavailable because of back pain, the Heat used a frontcourt of Adebayo and Ware to start the final two exhibitions.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
Jackson added two rebounds, two assists, two turnovers and one steal in 27 minutes in the Jayhawks’ 90-82 exhibition victory before 15,885 fans at the KFC Yum!
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2025
Presented across four venues in Lagos and Ibadan, the program features solo and collaborative projects, institutional exhibitions, screenings, and talks.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2025
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Michael James Rocha, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 Oct. 2025
However, with Jovic unavailable because of back pain, the Heat used a frontcourt of Adebayo and Ware to start the final two exhibitions.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
Jackson added two rebounds, two assists, two turnovers and one steal in 27 minutes in the Jayhawks’ 90-82 exhibition victory before 15,885 fans at the KFC Yum!
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2025
Presented across four venues in Lagos and Ibadan, the program features solo and collaborative projects, institutional exhibitions, screenings, and talks.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhibition
Noun
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The exhibit is the first royal gallery in France and was built by King Louis XIV, the French monarch who ruled from 1643 to 1715.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
22 Oct. 2025
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Her courtroom preferences, published on the District of South Carolina’s website, demonstrate her focus on documentation and procedure, including requirements for courtesy copies, email submission of pretrial briefs, and indexing of exhibits.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Judging by his big grin, though, the best topic was saved till last when asked to describe Estevao’s display.—
Simon Johnson,
New York Times,
23 Oct. 2025
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The first liquid crystal display substrate that makes all of the flat panel displays that you’re used to seeing, the first low loss optical fiber, the ceramic substrates that clean the air of your emissions from your vehicles, the pharmaceutical packaging that made your COVID shot possible.—
Fortune Editors,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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From computation to creation In one recent demonstration, an autonomous lab produced 41 new compounds in 17 days, all first proposed by AI.—
Srishti Gupta,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Oct. 2025
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Festivities also include face painting, sugar skull decorating and paper flower workshop along with a lowrider car show by the Callejeros de Encinitas Car Club, artist demonstrations, vendors and food truck.—
Abby Hamblin,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
23 Oct. 2025
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Those wanting to stream the show live can do so with a Peacock premium subscription or stream new episodes the next day with a basic Peacock subscription.—
Kaycee Sloan,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
26 Oct. 2025
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The pregame show has room to improve.—
Andrew Marchand,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Exhibition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhibition. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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