showily
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In this case, Buckley is cold on the lesser of the two watches, and showily unimpressed when Albert drops his price by $500: “Gee, thanks, boy, a whole $500,” he carps.
From New York Times • Feb. 1, 2023
Foster, so often cast as the villain, doesn’t go as showily over-the-top as he has in the past, but that’s scant consolation.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 1, 2022
But I'm not so sure that the main avenue that the protest has taken — people showily unsubscribing from Spotify — is really about that, especially since this boycott is unlikely to work.
From Salon • Feb. 4, 2022
On March 13, during the press conference at which he declared the pandemic a national emergency, he showily shook the hands of several CEOS, defying health experts’ guidance to avoid handshakes.
From Slate • Oct. 6, 2020
Ralph even mimicked Boyboy, Pete’s mutt — strutting around, barking showily, calling himself “Ralph-Ralph.”
From "Typical American" by Gish Jen
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