show (someone) around
phrasal verb
showed (someone) around; shown (someone) around or showed (someone) around; showing (someone) around; shows (someone) around
: to act as a guide for (someone who is visiting a place) : to lead (someone) around a place and point to and talk about the interesting or important things
She showed us around the city.
You've never been to my house before. Let me show you around.
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And many of them checked out on the show around season three.
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Jen Chaney, Vulture, 1 July 2024
The Addams Family Fun House (1973) For a family that thrives on the strange and surreal, a musical variety show around the Addamses might have been too bizarre even for them.
—Lee Escobedo, EW.com, 7 Oct. 2024
Developing a show around a character as unlikable as Tariq — who was the reason his twin sister, the sweet Raina (Donshea Hopkins), was killed, and who willingly chose to run with the nefarious Kanan (Jackson) — was definitely risky.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Oct. 2024
Exit polls in 2020 show around 69% of Muslim voters nationwide backed President Joe Biden in 2020, with the then-candidate garnering 83% of the vote in Michigan precincts with heavy Arab and Muslim populations.
—Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Sep. 2024
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Jen Chaney, Vulture, 1 July 2024
The Addams Family Fun House (1973) For a family that thrives on the strange and surreal, a musical variety show around the Addamses might have been too bizarre even for them.
—Lee Escobedo, EW.com, 7 Oct. 2024
Developing a show around a character as unlikable as Tariq — who was the reason his twin sister, the sweet Raina (Donshea Hopkins), was killed, and who willingly chose to run with the nefarious Kanan (Jackson) — was definitely risky.
—Ronda Racha Penrice, The Hollywood Reporter, 7 Oct. 2024
Exit polls in 2020 show around 69% of Muslim voters nationwide backed President Joe Biden in 2020, with the then-candidate garnering 83% of the vote in Michigan precincts with heavy Arab and Muslim populations.
—Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Sep. 2024
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“Show (someone) around.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/show%20%28someone%29%20around. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.
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