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made a show

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past tense of make a show

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to take on a false or deceptive appearance She made a show of addressing the whole audience, rather than a few like-minded folk.

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Recent Examples of made a show In the summer of 2025, immigration agents, dressed in tactical gear and riding on horses and in armored vehicles, made a show of force through MacArthur Park trying to strike fear into the immigrant community. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 23 Aug. 2026 Auction sales topped $100 million last year, records have tumbled, and Christie’s and Sotheby’s have both made a show of the category in London this summer. — Daniel Cassady, ARTnews.com, 19 Aug. 2026 Still, the outcry—and the lack of outspoken public support even from those federations and allies that Infantino has made a show of propping up—had unusual force and breadth. — Louisa Thomas, New Yorker, 1 Aug. 2026 Hegseth even made a show of taking Kid Rock on an Apache flight afterward. — Missy Ryan, The Atlantic, 22 July 2026

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