showcase
Americannoun
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a glass case for the display and protection of articles in shops, museums, etc.
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an exhibit or display, usually of an ideal or representative model of something.
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the setting, place, or vehicle for displaying something on a trial basis.
The club is a showcase for new comics.
verb (used with object)
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to exhibit or display.
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to present in or as if in an entertainment showcase.
The bar showcases young jazz pianists.
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to show to best advantage.
The part minimizes her acting ability and showcases her singing.
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to present as a special event.
The TV network plans to showcase a new production of the play.
adjective
noun
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a glass case used to display objects in a museum or shop
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a setting in which anything may be displayed to best advantage
verb
adjective
Etymology
Origin of showcase
Example Sentences
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But Olaf is also a showcase of China’s prowess.
From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026
In a showcase of top-level skating, there was no podium spot for France’s Adam Siao Him Fa, who had been in second after the short program but dropped to fifth overall after a fall.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 28, 2026
Since his early days designing for Perry Ellis, fresh off a winning showcase at the Parsons School of Design’s end-of-term fashion show, Jacobs has relished throwing a wrench in the system.
From Salon • Mar. 27, 2026
That is something Wilson has been able to showcase more and more this season, when he has often conjured something out of nothing.
From BBC • Mar. 25, 2026
The living room, where he'd placed a big, lighted showcase to display the vases she'd started collecting.
From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins
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