showcase
English
editEtymology
editPronunciation
editNoun
editshowcase (plural showcases)
- A case for displaying merchandise or valuable items.
- A setting, occasion, or medium for exhibiting something or someone, especially in an attractive or favorable aspect.
Synonyms
edit- (case for displaying): vitrine, display case
- (setting for exhibiting in favorable aspect): flagship (especially of a store)
Translations
edita case for displaying merchandise or valuable items
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a setting for displaying something favorably
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Verb
editshowcase (third-person singular simple present showcases, present participle showcasing, simple past and past participle showcased)
- (transitive) To display, demonstrate, show, or present.
- I think the demonstration really showcases the strengths of the software.
- 2012 August 24, Yoram Hazony, “The God of Independent Minds”, in The Wall Street Journal:
- Today's debates over the place of religion in modern life often showcase the claim that belief in God stifles reason and science.
- 2013, Velvet Carter, Blissfully Yours, page 93:
- The women usually wore bikini tops with shorts, swimsuits underneath cover-ups or just swimsuits. Men came in various types of trunks, from traditional boxers, to Speedos, to G-string trunks that showcased their packages.
- 2019 October 23, “New train fleets... but the same old problems”, in Rail, page 34:
- The manufacturer showcased vehicles in September 2018, at Derby Litchurch Lane, but they won't be in traffic this year.
Translations
editto display, demonstrate, show, or present
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