evinces

verb

present tense third-person singular of evince
as in reveals
to make known (something abstract) through outward signs he evinced an interest in art from an early age

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Recent Examples of evinces This comes across as pandering to the genre's largely female audience, and not in a way that evinces much respect for these viewers' intelligence. — Judy Berman, Time, 6 Nov. 2025 Cortez Masto evinces not a flicker of doubt. — Mark Z. Barabak, Mercury News, 17 Oct. 2025 The Intel catastrophe evinces the realization that a singular goal of Delaware’s Revlon standard has proven too myopic for the moment. — Andrew King, Fortune, 20 Sep. 2025 Co-produced by Monroe and engineer/producer Gena Johnson, this project further evinces Monroe’s vulnerable songwriting and free-spirited innovation. — Jessica Nicholson, Billboard, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for evinces
  1. reveals
  2. displays
  3. shows
  4. betrays
  5. demonstrates
Verb
  • Even the 6th District race, where six candidates are vying for the open seat left by Moulton, reveals some of this tension.
    — Margie Cullen, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026
  • If one betrays secrets for money, their sale reveals that people within elite institutions are out for themselves, looking to profit from insider positions.
    — Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
Definition of reveals
Verb
  • But this status must have condemned her to a relentless cycle of literary festivals, given that her new semi-autobiographical novel displays a microscopic interest in their inner workings.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Image and Video Capture As a Chrome extension, Droplr displays an unobtrusive window in your browser's corner with all your screen capture options.
    — Jordan Minor, PC Magazine, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of displays
Verb
  • The fact that the show couldn’t manage even a modicum of suspense with the same material shows how utterly sauceless this adaptation is.
    — Louis Peitzman, Vulture, 3 Sep. 2026
  • The video shows Bellin in a hot pink swim cap and swim shirt holding her swim goggles covered in blood.
    — Sacbee.com, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of shows
Verb
  • If one betrays secrets for money, their sale reveals that people within elite institutions are out for themselves, looking to profit from insider positions.
    — Finn Brunton, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
  • The treatment of those on board betrays that promise—and it is not limited to just this one ship on this one very long deployment.
    — Andrea N. Goldstein, The Atlantic, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of betrays
Verb
  • IonQ’s partnership with Sandia National Laboratories also demonstrates its increasing national-security relevance.
    — Chuck Brooks, Forbes.com, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The research also demonstrates the JWST is more than capable of studying the dispersal of gas and dust around individual infant stars.
    — Robert Lea, Space.com, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of demonstrates

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“Evinces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/evinces. Accessed 4 Sep. 2026.

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