displayed
Americanadjective
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Origin of displayed
First recorded in 1350–1400; Middle English; display + -ed 2
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In the test, color words such as "red," "blue," or "green" are displayed in colored ink.
From Science Daily • Jun. 10, 2026
False AI ads of Farage and Bailey seen by BBC News also often displayed a fake "play" button to suggest they were a video that could be played by clicking on it.
From BBC • Jun. 9, 2026
The book’s captioning about the white organdy costume Graham designed for herself, currently displayed in the library, notes that its inspiration was the “night-blooming Cereus” flower.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 9, 2026
“For most of the past two months, markets have displayed an almost supernatural ability to ignore risk,” Stephen Innes, managing partner at SPI Asset Management, wrote in a weekend note.
From MarketWatch • Jun. 7, 2026
Now that we were actually leaving, her manner became more cordial, the stiff unfriendliness she has displayed had gone with the fear that we might have come to stay.
From "Nectar in a Sieve" by Kamala Markandaya
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