showcase

From show +‎ case.

• (UK) IPA^(key): /ˈʃəʊˌkeɪs/
• (US) IPA^(key): /ˈʃoʊˌkeɪs/

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showcase (plural showcases)

1. A case for displaying merchandise or valuable items.
2. A setting, occasion, or medium for exhibiting something or someone, especially in an attractive or favorable aspect.

• (case for displaying): vitrine, display case
• (setting for exhibiting in favorable aspect): flagship (especially of a store)

showcase (third-person singular simple present showcases, present participle showcasing, simple past and past participle showcased)

1. 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.

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