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The comments thus far show exactly what is wrong with HN.

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Quick take

the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining; "a remarkable show of skill"

Meaning at a glance

The clearest senses and uses of show gathered in one view.

noun

the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining; "a remarkable show of skill"

noun

something intended to communicate a particular impression; "made a display of strength"; "a show of impatience"; "a good show of looking interested"

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a social event involving a public performance or entertainment; "they wanted to see some of the shows on Broadway"

Definitions

Core meanings and parts of speech for show.

noun

the act of publicly exhibiting or entertaining; "a remarkable show of skill"

noun

something intended to communicate a particular impression; "made a display of strength"; "a show of impatience"; "a good show of looking interested"

noun

a social event involving a public performance or entertainment; "they wanted to see some of the shows on Broadway"

noun

pretending that something is the case in order to make a good impression; "they try to keep up appearances"; "that ceremony is just for show"

verb

give an exhibition of to an interested audience; "She shows her dogs frequently"; "We will demo the new software in Washington"

See also: demo, exhibit, present, demonstrate

verb

establish the validity of something, as by an example, explanation or experiment; "The experiment demonstrated the instability of the compound"; "The mathematician showed the validity of the conjecture"

See also: prove, demonstrate, establish, shew

verb

provide evidence for; "The blood test showed that he was the father"; "Her behavior testified to her incompetence"

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make visible or noticeable; "She showed her talent for cooking"; "Show me your etchings, please"

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show in, or as in, a picture; "This scene depicts country life"; "the face of the child is rendered with much tenderness in this painting"

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give expression to; "She showed her disappointment"

verb

indicate a place, direction, person, or thing; either spatially or figuratively; "I showed the customer the glove section"; "He pointed to the empty parking space"; "he indicated his opponents"

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be or become visible or noticeable; "His good upbringing really shows"; "The dirty side will show"

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indicate a certain reading; of gauges and instruments; "The thermometer showed thirteen degrees below zero"; "The gauge read `empty'"

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give evidence of, as of records; "The diary shows his distress that evening"

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take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums; "The usher showed us to our seats"

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finish third or better in a horse or dog race; "he bet $2 on number six to show"

Example sentences

The comments thus far show exactly what is wrong with HN.

The fact that you only know how to do math does not show that you are intelligent; it only shows that you are specialized.

He presumably has numbers that show that Quora ends up net ahead if they force people to create accounts to read answers.

Or expressed surprise that the Vogue Spring edition is the one where they show off new styles, which is why it's so thick and has so few ads.

Here, the result would turn on the ability to show that the parties sued are in fact engaged in false or deceptive advertising.

Note that they are still selling each car at a material loss; and only managed to show a profitable quarter by trading green credits they gained from their manufacturing.

To deal with this issue, the judge got down to fundamentals, with the key language found at page 35 of the opinion: "Much of Oracles evidence at trial went to show that the design of methods in an API was a creative endeavor.

This one isn't showcased so strongly - this isn't a pressing issue by any measure - but they still took the time to respond to it and make a brief, informative, and actually engaging video about it, without some external "we screwed up, sorry" event.

It does everything that we routinely see listed on this very site as Best Practices:- Respond to customer feedback in a friendly and highly transparent manner.- Don't sugarcoat things that "everyone knows but no one admits"; they could have avoided showing the graphic artist photoshopping the burger, but everyone knows that they use photoshop, so why bother?