exhibited

verb

past tense of exhibit
as in displayed
to present so as to invite notice or attention these naturalists take their birds of prey on tour and exhibit them before groups of schoolchildren

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Recent Examples of exhibited Chuba Hubbard was tough, clutch and reliable — three qualities the captain has exhibited all year. — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 18 Oct. 2026 How did changing the space it’s exhibited in change the object? — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 15 Oct. 2026 Although Kentucky and Oklahoma exhibited decreases in relative Democratic turnout, more people voted in 2026 Democratic primaries than 2022 Democratic primaries in those states. — ABC News, 14 Oct. 2026 Thin films, however, exhibited substantially weaker photoluminescence. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 13 Oct. 2026 Also alleging funds owed are several artists who have exhibited with Tang. — News Desk, Artforum, 8 Oct. 2026 Even as Pearson exhibited red flag after red flag, according to our panel of experts, his subsequent warnings from the app followed the same pattern. — ProPublica, 6 Oct. 2026 BougeRV assures me this isn’t something that would be exhibited by its production wagons. — Thomas Ricker, The Verge, 6 Oct. 2026 Smith exhibited no nerves as the opener, throwing 2 2/3 scoreless innings after his three scoreless frames in Game 1 of the wild-card series. — Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 3 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhibited
  1. displayed
  2. showed
  3. flashed
  4. unveiled
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  • However, the technology is still limited to producing just 4,096 colors (modern LCD and OLED displays can produce millions) and, as with Kaleido 3, at a lower resolution than black-and-white text is displayed.
    — Andrew Liszewski, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2026
  • The painting will be displayed alongside an ancient relief borrowed from the National Roman Museum, reportedly introduced to Rembrandt through a reproduction, that inspired his depiction of Bathsheba attended to by a footmaid.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 15 Oct. 2026
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  • In Capital in the Twenty-First Century, the French economist Thomas Piketty showed how wealth perpetuates across generations and widens the divide between those who own capital and everyone else.
    — Nicholas Bequelin, Time, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Rookies step up The iM Securities report said that the profitability of newer bands such as Katseye and Cortis in Western markets will be likely key to reducing the company's reliance on BTS, the report showed.
    — Jenny Lee,Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of showed
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  • Allen had flashed in offseason training and training camp, but historically it’s taken time for wide receivers to make an impact in head coach Andy Reid’s sophisticated offense.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Jones flashed his decisiveness and speed on the ensuing play, gaining 14 yards on a quarterback keeper.
    — Edgar Thompson, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of flashed
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  • The European Film Academy has unveiled the shortlist of films in the running for prizes at its 39th European Film Awards ceremony scheduled to take place on January 16, 2027 in Athens.
    — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Fire & Ice Media, the Philippine producer and sales agent, and Italy’s Coccinelle Film Sales unveiled the strategic partnership at Busan’s Asian Contents & Film Market.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of unveiled

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