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as in to horse around
to engage in attention-getting playful or boisterous behavior
the athletes warmed up, happily showing off for the crowd before the match officially started
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as in to display
to present so as to invite notice or attention
she just wants to show off her new jewelry
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as in hotshot
informal + disapproving
a person who tries to impress other people with his or her abilities or possessions
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Tim Grierson, Vulture, 2 Nov. 2024
The display truck, or concept, showing off the package is based on the 2024 F-150 XL.
—Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 1 Nov. 2024
Emily Longeretta, Variety, 10 June 2023
These are the show-offs, the leaders, the people who are going to be on the cutting edge.
—Madison Feller, ELLE, 28 Apr. 2023
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Verb
The star brings his all, but the whole enterprise is hamstrung from the start — although Hanks gets to show off his romantic leading-man side for the first time in a while opposite a very appealing Sarita Choudhury.
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Fortunately, Paul was greedy in creating her role as Bobby Flanagan, the show-off lawyer representing Josh in his trial for the murder of a cabaret singer.
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After five teenage boys are shown horsing around on a Malibu beach for a few seconds, the shot dissolves into Liam’s perfect coif, his unbuttoned shirt, his disarming smile.Jason Lipshutz, Billboard, 3 Sep. 2019
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The Game of Thrones alum, 28, was seen horsing around with the British aristocrat at a polo match at his family's estate in West Sussex, England on Saturday, June 29.Esther Kang, Peoplemag, 3 July 2024
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At her booth at the Indiana State Museum’s TAY/gate, Abbett displayed several types of crowns inspired by Swift’s eras.Holly V. Hays, The Indianapolis Star, 3 Nov. 2024
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Dozens of local vendors will display their creations at the Expo Center for those who want to get ahead on holiday shopping.Meira Gebel, Axios, 1 Nov. 2024
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Does your dad identify with the hotshot rookie, River, or the senior spy, Jackson Lamb (Oldman)?Ben Travers, IndieWire, 9 Oct. 2024
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More than $265,000 has been raised so far for the firefighters injured when their truck overturned on an Orange County toll road last week, with contributions from Southern California hotshot crews, firefighter and police unions and others.Mona Darwish, Orange County Register, 24 Sep. 2024
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Then, Craig allegedly purchased a chainsaw on Amazon and cut up her mother’s body in the basement, Hardy testified.Christine Pelisek, People.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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What does everyone else need to be watching / reading / playing / baking / cutting up with scissors this week?David Pierce, The Verge, 27 Oct. 2024
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Law enforcement in Pulaski County investigated six homicides during October, a toll that was one more than in September but continued the downward trend of homicides in the county so far this year, records showed.Grant Lancaster, arkansasonline.com, 4 Nov. 2024
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Washington is pressing Beijing to intervene and curb North Korea’s cooperation with Russia, but Xi has not shown much interest in leveraging his influence to rein in his autocratic friends.Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 3 Nov. 2024
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Why fool around with a convention that everyone understood and practiced?Judith Martin, The Mercury News, 7 Oct. 2024
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Flashbacks peppered throughout the first several episodes reveal that Yasmin caught her father fooling around with a pregnant woman on the boat.Eliana Dockterman, TIME, 16 Sep. 2024
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Today’s most successful companies tend to exhibit this kind of self-sustaining positive culture.Dylan Taylor, Forbes, 1 Nov. 2024
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The artist was known for creating sculptures, often using leather and tree branches, to be exhibited for the benefit of a community living in the stark, desert-like conditions of the Bahia hinterlands.Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 1 Nov. 2024
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Tennessee is currently a 2.5-point favorite, an indication the wise guys believe Love is unlikely to play.Rob Reischel, Forbes, 20 Sep. 2024
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The wise guys prefer the Bucs’ Mike Evans to follow suit, but my money’s on Godwin.Bill Reinhard, New York Daily News, 18 Jan. 2024
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“Show off.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/show%20off. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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