shown off

variants or showed off
past participle of show off

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for shown off
Verb
  • Consider cutting up their food or serving easy-to-eat foods like smoothies.
    Smita Patel, Verywell Health, 15 Apr. 2025
  • Skrillex has never restricted his distension of sonic materials to merely supersizing his bass lines, and among other things, the voices on this album are routinely phased and retuned and cut up.
    Michaelangelo Matos, Rolling Stone, 1 Apr. 2025
Verb
  • Ohio State’s offensive line held up better than expected against the Vols, and the Buckeyes’ defense has shown new life since that Oregon loss.
    Jayna Bardahl, The Athletic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Footage showed the toddler going down a purple slide, and Bronze couldn’t help but smile as he was joined by his father who slid down from another lane.
    Angel Saunders, People.com, 24 Dec. 2024
Verb
  • However, Barcelona showed a concentration and seriousness befitting of what was asked of them, but unbecoming of the turbulent moment this squad are going through.
    Laia Cervelló Herrero, The Athletic, 5 Jan. 2025
  • More than 330 million people throughout the world suffer from depressive disorders, and a 2019 study showed that 7% of Americans reported moderate or severe symptoms of depression in the previous two weeks.
    Ronnie Cohen, NPR, 5 Jan. 2025
Verb
  • The Royals announced that X-ray results were negative for a fracture.
    Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 16 Mar. 2025
  • The Canadiens had just given up a short-handed goal allowing the Rangers to tie the game, a goal that had just finished being announced when Gallagher buried that shot from the slot.
    Arpon Basu, The Athletic, 16 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • Unique photographs of the building in its former incarnation as a Palace and the transformation to a hotel are exhibited through the hotel.
    Lee Sharrock, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
  • In 2024, about 1 in 5 people killed by police exhibited signs of mental illness, the report said.
    N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Shown off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/shown%20off. Accessed 25 Apr. 2025.

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