as in skeptical
inclined to doubt or question claims
the financial scandals may lead investors to take a more show-me attitude toward reported corporate earnings
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Recent Examples of show-me
Goldman downgraded the Club stock to hold from buy, saying this is now a show-me story.
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Jim Cramer, CNBC, 30 Apr. 2025
For various examples and further detailed indications about the nature and use of the show-me versus tell-me prompting strategy, see my coverage at the link here.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The curveball looks right with a huge arc to its break, but in this game and on the season as a whole the slider’s gotten more whiffs, so the curve might just be a good show-me pitch or a way to get a chase on something below the zone.
—Keith Law, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
In a critical, show-me season with big home games and a new athletic director, why tip your hand this early?
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2024
As a show-me stock, Comcast, a major U.S. cable TV and internet player, will be hoping the show starts with NBCUniversal’s coverage of the 2024 Olympics Summer Games from Paris, which kick off July 26.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Read full article The Hall of Famer, among the greatest defensemen in NHL history, carries himself with a show-me sensibility.
—Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 1 July 2023
Jim Cramer, CNBC, 30 Apr. 2025
For various examples and further detailed indications about the nature and use of the show-me versus tell-me prompting strategy, see my coverage at the link here.
—Lance Eliot, Forbes.com, 9 Apr. 2025
The curveball looks right with a huge arc to its break, but in this game and on the season as a whole the slider’s gotten more whiffs, so the curve might just be a good show-me pitch or a way to get a chase on something below the zone.
—Keith Law, New York Times, 7 Apr. 2025
In a critical, show-me season with big home games and a new athletic director, why tip your hand this early?
—Sean Keeler, The Denver Post, 31 Aug. 2024
As a show-me stock, Comcast, a major U.S. cable TV and internet player, will be hoping the show starts with NBCUniversal’s coverage of the 2024 Olympics Summer Games from Paris, which kick off July 26.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 3 Sep. 2019
Read full article The Hall of Famer, among the greatest defensemen in NHL history, carries himself with a show-me sensibility.
—Matt Porter, BostonGlobe.com, 1 July 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for show-me
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It will be decided on by a conservative-majority Supreme Court that has been skeptical of considerations of race in public life.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
30 May 2025
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These regions were often skeptical of centralized power, and reformers pushed for tools like the initiative and referendum to give citizens a way to bypass political machines and corporate influence.—
Jeremy Kohler,
ProPublica,
30 May 2025
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The Chiefs, who have a history of being cautious with their rookies during summer practices, nonetheless had Simmons participate in non-team drills during rookie minicamp last month.—
Jesse Newell,
Kansas City Star,
3 June 2025
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Here are some tips to choose high-quality olive oil: Be cautious with olive oils that bear significantly lower prices.—
Sohaib Imtiaz,
Verywell Health,
2 June 2025
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There was no indication of suspicious activity and no danger to the public, police said.—
Carolyn Stein,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
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On Wednesday, an investigator spied a suspicious drone over the detention center shortly before 3 a.m. and tracked it to a landing spot on top of an SUV parked just down the road.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
24 May 2025
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