on display

idiom

: put somewhere for people to see : in a display
Autographed baseballs are on display at the show.
Only a few of the artifacts will go on display.

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An Optimus bot from Tesla on display during the 2024 World AI Conference & High-Level Meeting on Global AI Governance at the Shanghai World Expo Exhibition and Convention Center on July 7, 2024. Dylan Butts, CNBC, 23 Apr. 2025 The exhibition connected to this year’s Met Gala, though, will be on display from May 10–October 26, 2025. Rebecca Schneid, Time, 23 Apr. 2025 The sinful acts on display here are a direct result of that disenfranchisement, an effort to reclaim what is still owed, forty acres and a mule, with interest. Richard Newby, HollywoodReporter, 22 Apr. 2025 The Reign and Thorns have been clashing since the league’s first whistle, and even with legends like Megan Rapinoe and Christine Sinclair fading into the rearview mirror, the rivalry is evergreen and was on display Friday night. Emily Olsen, New York Times, 22 Apr. 2025 See All Example Sentences for on display

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“On display.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/on%20display. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.

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