show implies no more than enabling another to see or examine.
showed her snapshots to the whole group
exhibit stresses putting forward prominently or openly.
exhibit paintings at a gallery
display emphasizes putting in a position where others may see to advantage.
display sale items
expose suggests bringing forth from concealment and displaying.
sought to expose the hypocrisy of the town fathers
parade implies an ostentatious or arrogant displaying.
parading their piety for all to see
flaunt suggests a shameless, boastful, often offensive parading.
nouveaux riches flaunting their wealth
Example Sentences
Verb They will be exhibiting a collection of paintings. He proudly exhibited his trophy. He first exhibited an interest in music when he was very young. The patient exhibited signs of the disease. Noun The show includes dozens of interesting exhibits. Have you seen the new photography exhibit? introduced the weapons into evidence as exhibits A and B See More
Recent Examples on the Web
Verb
Other evidence reveals that teens exhibit more anxiety and depressive symptoms when parents use a more autonomy-restrictive style to restrict adolescents’ social media use and fewer symptoms when parents implement an autonomy-supportive style. Mark Travers, Forbes, 17 Aug. 2022 The victim did not exhibit signs of injury and complaints were not filed at the time. Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 10 Aug. 2022 Abeba Birhane, a senior fellow at the Mozilla Foundation who studies racial stereotypes in language models, said robots can still run on similar problematic technology and exhibit bad behavior. Pranshu Verma, Washington Post, 16 July 2022 Open nearly 24 hours a day, the Art Deco rail station has become a haven for homeless people, some of whom exhibit erratic or violent behavior that workers say keeps them constantly on guard for their safety. Rachel Uranga, Los Angeles Times, 29 Apr. 2022 In the days that followed, there would be a growing demand for COVID-19 tests, across the country, as more Americans began to exhibit symptoms. Arielle Mitropoulos, ABC News, 11 Mar. 2022 The Steam Deck's propensity to crash, display error messages, freeze, produce glitchy visuals, and exhibit other unexpected behavior has been a constant pain during the system's review period. Sam Machkovech, Ars Technica, 25 Feb. 2022 Snook plays a fertility doctor whose firm grasp on the cycle of life is put to the test as her young daughter begins to exhibit increasingly strange behavior. Patrick Frater, Variety, 24 Jan. 2022 The guards had agreed to a deferred prosecution agreement this past May, with the pair agreeing to complete 100 hours of community service, exhibit good behavior and cooperate with an ongoing probe by the Justice Department.al, 1 Jan. 2022
Noun
That additional work will culminate with a Public History Project exhibit opening Sept. 12 at the Chazen Museum of Art. Kelly Meyerhofer, Journal Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2022 Mercy celebrated her 16th birthday in January 2022 at Six Flags Magic Mountain and a Tupac Shakur exhibit. Emy Lacroix, Peoplemag, 1 Sep. 2022 New this year, refreshments will be served at the East Haddam Historical Museum, 264 Town St., where a permanent Venture Smith exhibit is on display.Hartford Courant, 30 Aug. 2022 Just across from the new building could be a new exhibit for gibbons, small apes known for using their long arms to swing from tree to tree. Christine Condon, Washington Post, 29 Aug. 2022 Citing another Rapier email included as a court exhibit, Gutierrez said Rapier sought to take tax deductions for contributions made for political advocacy by his charitable entities. Patrick Danner, San Antonio Express-News, 29 Aug. 2022 For example, this summer Donum Estate unveiled a brand new exhibit by artists, Olafur Eliasson and Sebastian Behmann, called the Vertical Panorama Pavilion. Liz Thach, Forbes, 25 Aug. 2022 Santa Ysabel Gallery opens a solo exhibit of oils on canvas, linen and board by artist Annie Dover.San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Aug. 2022 The Academy Museum of Motion Pictures is celebrating 73 years of Black film artistry with the new exhibit titled Regeneration: Black Cinema 1898-1971. Michaela Zee, Variety, 18 Aug. 2022 See More
Word History
Etymology
Verb
Middle English, from Latin exhibitus, past participle of exhibēre, from ex- + habēre to have, hold — more at give