1
as in exhibited
to present so as to invite notice or attention
fishing for compliments, the neighbors showed their new SUV to everyone on the block
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as in revealed
to make known (something abstract) through outward signs
the actor's expressive face shows his every thought and emotion clearly
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as in proved
to gain full recognition or acceptance of
that shows we're right
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as in guided
to give advice and instruction to (someone) regarding the course or process to be followed
showed me how to play the guitar
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as in steered
to point out the way for (someone) especially from a position in front
showed them the way to get home
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as in appeared
to come into view
another car showed just as we were thinking we'd have the whole place to ourselves
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Recent Examples of showed
But patience can sometimes be a death knell in the playoffs, and Game 4 showed how a lack of it can be a virtue.
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Arpon Basu, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Youssef joked on The View after the hosts showed him a video of Fox News slamming his appearance on the kids show.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2026
Photos on social media showed others stopping to take selfies.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
The county’s child welfare agency had been involved with Jaxon since birth, according to his father, who said the boy he was born nearly eight weeks prematurely and showed signs of fetal alcohol syndrome.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 20 Apr. 2026
Phil Reynolds, an engineer, showed me to a table where a four-terabyte drive lay open.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Philadelphia showed signs early in the second half, but Brown wrestled back momentum by stealing a Drummond outlet pass and drilling a 3-pointer.
—Zack Cox, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026
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
The team focused on the northern end of town, known as Upper Brooklyn, where records showed the founding families once lived.
—Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2025
Arpon Basu, New York Times, 27 Apr. 2026
Youssef joked on The View after the hosts showed him a video of Fox News slamming his appearance on the kids show.
—Glenn Garner, Deadline, 26 Apr. 2026
Photos on social media showed others stopping to take selfies.
—Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 26 Apr. 2026
The county’s child welfare agency had been involved with Jaxon since birth, according to his father, who said the boy he was born nearly eight weeks prematurely and showed signs of fetal alcohol syndrome.
—Julia Prodis Sulek, Mercury News, 20 Apr. 2026
Phil Reynolds, an engineer, showed me to a table where a four-terabyte drive lay open.
—Julian Lucas, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
Philadelphia showed signs early in the second half, but Brown wrestled back momentum by stealing a Drummond outlet pass and drilling a 3-pointer.
—Zack Cox, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026
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
The team focused on the northern end of town, known as Upper Brooklyn, where records showed the founding families once lived.
—Jonathan Bullington, Chicago Tribune, 5 Jan. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for showed
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All art exhibited at the event will be available for sale.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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The recovered artifacts will be exhibited to the public at the museum before undergoing restoration, Cornel Constantin Ilie, the interim director of the National History Museum of Romania, told the outlet.—
Paloma Chavez,
PEOPLE,
22 Apr. 2026
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The series, which was the result of a nearly two-year investigation, revealed that at least 61 men, women and children had died in 42 fires that had occurred after Chicago officials had been warned of major fire safety issues in their residential buildings.—
Bob Goldsborough,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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The cast revealed during CCXP Mexico City that the series will also feature original music from Danny Elfman.—
Brenton Blanchet,
PEOPLE,
27 Apr. 2026
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Carlos Correa proved to be his toughest matchup of the day, as the Astros’ shortstop crushed a bases-empty blast off the southpaw in the sixth inning to tie the game at two.—
Gary Phillips,
New York Daily News,
26 Apr. 2026
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The Lakers finished the regular season 22-8 in clutch situations, and that poise proved decisive once more.—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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There are also in-room massages, guided hikes through surrounding trails, and sound healing sessions.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 2026
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Trinity Rodman whipped in a cross that found Leicy Santos, who guided it home.—
Asli Pelit,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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In terms of the modern era, though, Forest are rookies at this level, as this is their first season with continental football since Frank Clark — one of the club’s Miracle Men — steered them to the UEFA Cup quarter-finals in 1996.—
Jacob Tanswell,
New York Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Two of the Bumblebee drones were being steered to collide with the third, as part of the soldiers' initial training for the kind of drone-on-drone combat that's been taking place for months on the battlefield in Ukraine.—
Eleanor Watson,
CBS News,
28 Apr. 2026
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The Supreme Court on April 27 appeared divided over whether Bayer can be sued for failing to warn that the company’s Roundup weed killer may cause cancer, hearing arguments in a major case that could block thousands of lawsuits and shield the company from billions of dollars in potential liability.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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Some have argued that social media activity amounts to citizen journalism, but mostly citizen journalism appeared to have been displaced or subsumed by social media.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 Apr. 2026
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The term totem pole seems to have been coined around the time that one of these posts was displayed at the 1876 Centennial Exposition in Philadelphia, likely commissioned from a Haida carver named Dwight Wallace and brought all the way from Alaska.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Neanderthals displayed architectural capabilities of their own.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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Sixteen years, zero decay The battery prototype demonstrated endurance, maintaining a stable structure and perfect reversibility over 6,000 cycles — equivalent to more than 16 years of daily operation — with zero loss in storage capacity.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
27 Apr. 2026
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Despite the child molestation claims that plagued Jackson for decades, his fans have demonstrated a number of times that the answer is yes.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2026
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“Showed.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/showed. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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