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verb

  • To reveal the methodology, calculations, or reasoning used to arrive at a final answer or conclusion.

Example Sentences

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“The hardest thing for a Native American artist is to show your work where your own community can appreciate it,” he said, while walking through the large, circular, mazelike sculpture he made for the biennial.

From New York Times • Mar. 6, 2023

“The critiques were so mean and the competition it was so horrible, it made you never want to draw or ever show your work to anybody.”

From Washington Post • Dec. 1, 2022

Thesaurus

Possible Synonyms

  • how the sausage gets made
  • demonstrate your process
  • justify your answer
  • provide evidence
  • let me see under the hood

Possible Antonyms

  • give the bottom line
  • conceal your methods
  • black box it
  • just the highlights
  • summarize the results

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