expo
Americannoun
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expos
plural
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a world's fair or international exposition.
Expo '67 in Montreal.
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any exhibition or show.
an annual computer expo.
noun
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Etymology
Origin of expo
First recorded in 1960–65; by shortening
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All the delegates saw the smoke as they arrived at the expo centre on the edge of the city.
From BBC ● Jun. 7, 2026
On Monday, before the start of Taiwan's Computex expo, Nvidia unveiled a powerful laptop chip for Windows machines, staking its claim in the market for next-generation PCs integrated with AI tech.
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026
Over 1,200 companies were taking part in the expo, according to organisers, plying their wares to the tens of thousands of attendees there for a startling variety of motives.
From Barron's ● May 21, 2026
Life can be a trudge; what’s on display at the expo each year is a treat.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 18, 2026
Things got clearer after she took him and a handful of students to a union expo, where he learned about pipe fitting and other skilled trades.
From The Wall Street Journal ● May 10, 2026
In recent weeks, the 63-year-old leftist has been dancing on stage at rallies, calmly strolling trade expos and attending Christmas tree lightings hand-in-hand with his wife.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 30, 2025
In the future, he also hopes to sell the product at pet expos and possibly at wine conferences.
From Barron's ● Oct. 14, 2025
Whether the BIE will want two East Asian coastal cities hosting back-to-back expos remains to be seen.
From Washington Times ● Nov. 27, 2023
Since it opened in 1990, the building has housed community expos, graduations and sporting events.
From Seattle Times ● May 24, 2023
There was the incessant contrast of civilization with barbarism, of the East with the West; and there was infinite play for the comic expos of the credulous "tenderfoot" at the hands of the pitiless cowboy.
From Mark Twain by Archibald Henderson
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