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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
Tee added that there should be more screens in Indonesia, and that the exhibition sector has become too cutthroat.
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Sara Merican, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2025
With trade speculation mounting, Devers won't travel with the Red Sox for their exhibition series in Mexico.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
An Appreciation of African Artists African Art has a strong presence at TEFAF Maastricht this year with a solo exhibition of Salah Elmur at Mariane Ibrahim and a group exhibition of 20th century and contemporary African art at TAFETA.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
The English soccer exhibition is the latest boost to Chicago’s standing as an international sports city.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
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Sara Merican, Deadline, 19 Mar. 2025
With trade speculation mounting, Devers won't travel with the Red Sox for their exhibition series in Mexico.
—Josh Hammer, Newsweek, 19 Mar. 2025
An Appreciation of African Artists African Art has a strong presence at TEFAF Maastricht this year with a solo exhibition of Salah Elmur at Mariane Ibrahim and a group exhibition of 20th century and contemporary African art at TAFETA.
—Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 18 Mar. 2025
The English soccer exhibition is the latest boost to Chicago’s standing as an international sports city.
—Robert Channick, Chicago Tribune, 9 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhibition
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The exhibit, which was to open this year to coincide with the two anniversaries, highlights U.S. efforts to address the worst legacies of the war, Rieser said.—
David Rising and Aniruddha Ghosal,
Los Angeles Times,
20 Mar. 2025
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The exhibit will be open to the public from noon to 6 p.m. on Wednesday, March 19.—
Dominick Williams,
Kansas City Star,
19 Mar. 2025
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There’s possibly no better festival to see Bahamian culture on full display in all its wonderful forms then at the season-long Goombay Summer Festival.—
Sandra MacGregor,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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The basket preheats quickly and the simple display is intuitive.—
Louryn Strampe,
WIRED,
22 Mar. 2025
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Last May, students barricaded themselves inside the building—after dedicating it to the famed Palestinian painter who died in 2024 following unsuccessful appeals for a medical evacuation from Gaza— amid a rising wave of pro-Palestine demonstrations on college campuses across the United States.—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
27 Mar. 2025
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The thread is a demonstration of the deep and thoughtful policy coordination between senior officials.—
Paul Du Quenoy,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 Mar. 2025
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But one of the show’s most viral clips is much more representative: The veteran SNL writer Jim Downey pretends to have never heard about Jeffrey Epstein’s misdeeds, to O’Brien’s bleating objections.—
David Sims,
The Atlantic,
22 Mar. 2025
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The panel went over the evolution of certain elements of the show, including the characters.—
Abigail Lee,
Variety,
22 Mar. 2025
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“Exhibition.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/exhibition. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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