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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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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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Police then went to English's car to search for additional destructive devices and found a 750-milliliter bottle of Smirnoff vodka as well as a gray sweatshirt that had been cut up.—
Jonathan Granoff,
Newsweek,
28 Jan. 2025 -
How cut up was John Bell and the whole team that day?—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
EW.com,
18 Jan. 2025
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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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When integrated with laser neurons, the reservoir computing system exhibited superior performance in pattern recognition and long-term sequence prediction tasks across various AI applications.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Dec. 2024
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However, Barcelona showed a concentration and seriousness befitting of what was asked of them, but unbecoming of the turbulent moment this squad are going through.—
Laia Cervelló Herrero,
The Athletic,
5 Jan. 2025
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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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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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In May 2023, Fisher was posthumously honored with a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame, unveiled by Lourd, who wore a dress adorned with an image of her mom as Princess Leia, and Star Wars costar Mark Hamill.—
Jordana Comiter,
People.com,
27 Dec. 2024
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If you are exposed to it over and over again as a child, it's destigmatized instead of being scary or difficult to understand.—
Monique Wilson,
Glamour,
31 Dec. 2024
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For instance, investments exposed to multi-family properties experienced significant value declines when the Fed increased interest rates more rapidly than anticipated.—
Fred Hubler,
Forbes,
31 Dec. 2024
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Research Institutes and Other Initiatives The College of William & Mary announced a $100 million gift that will be used to establish the Batten School of Coastal and Marine Sciences.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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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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“Showed off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/showed%20off. Accessed 8 Feb. 2025.
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