flaunted

verb

Definition of flauntednext
past tense of flaunt
as in displayed
to present so as to invite notice or attention she playfully flaunted her engagement ring in all of her coworkers' faces

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  1. exhibited
  2. showed
  3. unveiled
  4. exposed
  5. announced
Verb
  • Again, this is the case because the level of intelligence exhibited is up for grabs.
    Lance Eliot, Forbes, 10 Dec. 2024
  • Over the course of the two-week experiment, the rats exhibited strikingly different behaviors when faced with the combination of quinine and cocaine.
    Srishti Gupta, Interesting Engineering, 9 Dec. 2024
Definition of exhibited
Verb
  • An image shared on social media by the Pennsylvania State Police showed Mangione, his blue mask dangling from his ear, eating what appeared to be a hash brown.
    John Miller, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
  • In 2021, the Federal Reserve Z Report showed open end municipal bond mutual funds hit an all-time high, totaling over $1,089 billion.
    Barnet Sherman, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of showed
Verb
  • Eight years later, a statue in his honor was unveiled in the city’s Little Italy.
    Richard Goldstein, New York Times, 11 Dec. 2024
  • In this episode of Tax Notes Talk, a Tax Notes investigation unveiled how money sheltered in offshore insurance investment vehicles has eluded IRS auditors hampered by poor training and silos within the agency.
    Tax Notes Staff, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of unveiled
Verb
  • According to the Scary Movie star, years ago, before the birth of her youngest child, her four older kids were exposed to a different lifestyle.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The shutdown exposed serious risks around relying solely on external manufacturing.
    Dave Knox, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of exposed
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  • What happened The rebel forces that ousted Syrian leader Bashar al-Assad on Sunday announced an interim government Tuesday.
    Peter Weber, theweek, 11 Dec. 2024
  • On November 20, Palo Alto Networks reported beat expectations, raised guidance, and announced a 2-for-1 stock split effective December 13, Investopedia reported.
    Peter Cohan, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
Definition of announced
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