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showed

  • past participle
    of show.
    show
    verb (used with object)
    to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.
  • past tense form
    of show.
    show
    verb (used with object)
    to cause or allow to be seen; exhibit; display.

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In August, hundreds showed up to defend California’s authority to govern its own coast at a Santa Monica hearing of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Agency, and 18,000 more people filed comments online.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 19, 2026

Satellite imagery last year showed Iran still lacked the mixers needed for solid fuel.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026

That's echoed by historian and author Sir Anthony Seldon who says Earl Spencer showed great courage at the time of Diana's funeral, but says his memoir is a "sad and unnecessary publication".

From BBC ● Sep. 18, 2026

But regardless, this sentiment is spilling into the real world, as a recent Gallup poll showed 71% of Americans opposed construction of the physical manifestation of AI: data centers.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 18, 2026

She had a pancake turner in her other hand, so I showed her my palms.

From "The Teacher’s Funeral" by Richard Peck