showcase
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4.1
- noun
- /ˈʃoʊkeɪs/
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muestra
- At Indian Creek, the showcases literally showcase the significant place the arts have in the total curriculum.
- a showcase of music
- a youth showcase
There was a group of comedians who felt this is a showcase club.
- There was a group of comedians who felt this is a showcase club.
- So you you go through Juilliard, you get an agent from a Juilliard showcase, and then you're pretty much off the races.
- So you know, we have every year we have this ARPA E summit or showcase that happens in February and February, beginning of March.
- You had called me to do a showcase for Turner at Flappers.
- And that was the first showcase club that took over from the Catskills as the place where a young comic would be bad, as they say, And we all were.
- I don't know how that didn't happen, but it would be the perfect showcase for their films.
- So what I kind of do is like the showcase was coming after was already popping today.
Examples
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And it's just a great showcase for the for a kind of beauty that Miami has.
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Every year the fair brings some big showcase projects from all around the world.
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We have to do it at the Showcase tomorrow night.
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This band is doing a showcase out in the Valley.
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Another car pulled up in what now looked like a showcase for official vehicles.
Fiction book (1995) -
We actually got signed at an A&R showcase that you put us on.
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Look, the Jackrabbit is a fantastic showcase for new talent, you could get spotted by really big people there.
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At the turn of the century, the hospitals on Ellis were showcases for modern medical practices.
Fiction book (2000) -
The annual art exhibition served as a showcase for emerging artists from the community.
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The festival is a wonderful showcase of local talent and creativity.
Synonyms
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2.2
An open showing of a feeling, quality, or knowledge
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4.2
An impressive event like a parade or fireworks that people come to see
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3.2
A public show of skill or ability, often in a performance
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2.5
An exhibition of art or objects for people to see
How Impressive
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Showcase comes from the simple parts show ('to display') and case ('container' or 'box'). Think of a festival or exhibition as a big box that 'shows' the best things, so a showcase is an event that presents something in the best way.