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 Tufts said throughout her testimony that Clancy never exhibited any signs of psychosis or mania during her treatment. — Melina Khan, USA Today, 11 Aug. 2026 In the past, Cerio’s work has been exhibited at the MAXXI Museum in Rome as part of an installation curated by artist Alex Da Corte. — News Desk, Artforum, 11 Aug. 2026 The drum will be exhibited at the Museum of Civilizations in Abidjan. — Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 10 Aug. 2026 In 2020, scientists found that combining snail slime from a common garden snail with gold nanoparticles helped accelerate wound healing and exhibited anti-inflammatory properties in mice. — Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2026 OpenAI revealed at Black Hat USA 2026 that its AI agents, designed to measure hacking ability, not only breached Hugging Face but also exhibited sophisticated coordination. — Ron Schmelzer, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026 When tested, the material maintained its superconducting properties and exhibited high kinetic inductance, which is a resource for many quantum devices. — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 6 Aug. 2026 It is often espoused in this newsletter that virtually every starting pitcher in the major leagues is capable of the kind of excellence Bratt exhibited. — Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Aug. 2026 Portola Valley Sasha Samuels has exhibited her jewelry at the Los Altos Rotary Club’s Fine Art in the Park event for several years. — Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 6 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for exhibited
  1. displayed
  2. showed
  3. flashed
  4. unveiled
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  • According to charging documents, the teens were allegedly plotting to rob Wright and displayed guns during a video call.
    — Adam Thompson, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
  • The note briefly displayed in court Thursday offered jurors in Clancy’s triple-murder trial perhaps their best glimpse yet at the Massachusetts mother’s apparent perspective on her own struggle with mental health leading up to the killings.
    — Nicki Brown, CNN Money, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of displayed
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  • Geolocated video showed a huge fire at a Wildberries warehouse in the Moscow region, the Russian equivalent of Amazon.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Images shared by Russian media outlets from the town of Podolsk showed columns of black smoke rising from the site.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of showed
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  • Hancock, who flashed high-level plays last year as a safety, has primarily played as a nickel corner in Leonhard’s new scheme.
    — Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Douglas shows his skills and inexperience Rookie wide receiver Caleb Douglas, the third-round pick, flashed some good and bad Friday, which has been his story in training camp.
    — Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of flashed
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  • Donalds unveiled his pro-consumer bill one day before Politico published details of his multimillion-dollar campaign contributions from data center interests.
    — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Magnet Forensics unveiled Magnet AI this spring, an engine that surfaces artifacts in seconds and writes investigative summaries from the evidence.
    — Lars Daniel, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of unveiled

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