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 with times changing, why not reboot the show around a group of women who better represent New York City today? Louis Staples, Rolling Stone, 13 May 2025 The show around him tends to follow suit, although with fewer laughs than anyone should expect from a half-hour series created by Fey & Co. Ben Travers, IndieWire, 1 May 2025 Pagett pointed to previous studies that show around 30% of adults over 70 have trouble walking, getting out of a chair or climbing steps. Melissa Rudy, Fox News, 9 Mar. 2025 The series is credited for helping to popularize ongoing story arcs in television while also building a show around a strong female lead. Joe Otterson, Variety, 3 Feb. 2025 See All Example Sentences for show (someone) around

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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 17 May. 2025.

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