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 During the 1980s, Kusama exhibited regularly at venues including Fuji Television Gallery. — Tessa Solomon For Artnews, Robb Report, 28 Aug. 2026 Kusama, one of Japan’s most respected contemporary artists, was widely exhibited around the world, including at the Museum of Modern Art and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York. — Los Angeles Times, 27 Aug. 2026 Elsewhere, increasingly popular quadrupedal robot dogs deployed by the military and police have exhibited uncanny qualities that would make a Black Mirror writer shudder. — Mack Degeurin, Popular Science, 27 Aug. 2026 Her Infinity Mirror Rooms have been exhibited at museums and galleries worldwide, from London’s Tate Modern to Crystal Bridges in Arkansas, while her David Zwirner exhibitions have drawn multi-hour lines and gone viral on social media. — Livia Caligor, Architectural Digest, 27 Aug. 2026 The material exhibited four times the ionic conductivity of conventional polyethylene oxide (PEO) electrolytes. — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 26 Aug. 2026 As of press time, all of the microdramas exhibited on the platform were seemingly made using AI. — Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 26 Aug. 2026 The Gao Brothers, whose works addressed themes of authoritarianism and censorship, became famous in a time of relative openness in China and were exhibited both inside the country and abroad. — ABC News, 25 Aug. 2026 Born on April 3, 1940, in Reggio Emilia, Plessi had a long-standing relationship with the Venice Biennale, having both exhibited in the main exhibition and mounted presentations in multiple editions. — Francesca Aton, ARTnews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhibited
  1. displayed
  2. showed
  3. flashed
  4. unveiled
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  • After sitting behind Dillon Gabriel for a season, Moore displayed considerable progress in 2025 and played with more poise than when he was thrust into the starting role at UCLA as a true freshman in 2023.
    — Antonio Morales, New York Times, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Iranian-made Zolfaghar missiles are displayed at Azadi Square in Tehran on August 2, 2026.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of displayed
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  • The win showed progress, but just a small amount at this point.
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Earl showed precision with both short and deep balls, like on successive 45-yard scoring tosses.
    — Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of showed
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  • Jarrett is healthy, van den Berg has been the story of camp, newcomers Street and Gallimore have flashed at times, and Dexter is entering a contract year.
    — Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Keelan Marion, who flashed at times this training camp, is unlikely to be brought back — the Falcons have more receivers above him on their roster.
    — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Definition of flashed
Verb
  • On Thursday morning, as festival regulars waited to depart from LAX for the Rockies, the fest unveiled its lineup.
    — Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 3 Sep. 2026
  • To celebrate 200 years of Gallet, the maison has also unveiled three special-edition chronographs that pay tribute to historic models.
    — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of unveiled

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