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showing

/ˈʃəʊɪŋ/
verb

  1. To display, to have somebody see (something).

    "All he had to show for four years of attendance at college was a framed piece of paper."

  2. To bestow; to confer.

  3. To indicate (a fact) to be true; to demonstrate.

Synonymsdisplay, exhibit, indicate, point out, reveal, demonstrate
Antonymsconceal, cover up, hide, disprove, refute
noun

  1. An occasion when something is shown.

    "We went to the midnight showing of the new horror movie."

  2. A result, a judgement.

    "He made a poor showing at his first time at bat."

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