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showcase

[shoh-keys]

noun

  1. a glass case for the display and protection of articles in shops, museums, etc.

  2. an exhibit or display, usually of an ideal or representative model of something.

  3. the setting, place, or vehicle for displaying something on a trial basis.

    The club is a showcase for new comics.



verb (used with object)

showcased, showcasing 
  1. to exhibit or display.

  2. to present in or as if in an entertainment showcase.

    The bar showcases young jazz pianists.

  3. to show to best advantage.

    The part minimizes her acting ability and showcases her singing.

  4. to present as a special event.

    The TV network plans to showcase a new production of the play.

adjective

  1. prominently or proudly regarded or presented.

    a showcase city.

showcase

/ ˈʃəʊˌɪ /

noun

  1. a glass case used to display objects in a museum or shop

  2. a setting in which anything may be displayed to best advantage

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

verb

  1. (tr) to exhibit or display

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

adjective

  1. displayed or meriting display as in a showcase

“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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51Թ History and Origins

Origin of showcase1

First recorded in 1830–40; show + case 2
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The showcase counters that with the kindest stories from bakers, like a woman who grew up in rural Minnesota and learned how to make a strawberry rhubarb pie from her grandmother.

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Instead, we saw a spectacle meant to showcase a man who didn’t serve and called soldiers “suckers” and “losers.”

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For her fifth studio LP, Claudio steered her R&B sound into a less-traveled, alternative direction that showcases her deft pen and ethereal vocals in a novel guise.

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The films might not have been sold as acting showcases, but for Johnson, they were the indisputable making of a movie star.

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How does “Magic Lovers” showcase your talent for people who want to enjoy the experience of magic as well as those who just want to figure out how you do what you do?

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