raree-show

as in exhibit
an elaborate, visually exciting show or event no longer the mechanisms by which nominees are actually chosen, party conventions are mostly raree-shows for rallying the faithful

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Noun
  • The Carver group worked closely with the Eastside team to create museum-quality exhibits in the Yellow Jacket Conference Center at the new school.
    Michael Barnes, Austin American Statesman, 30 July 2025
  • The free exhibit with light refreshments will be open to the public from 5 to 7 p.m. Sept. 19 at Beacons, 2245 Camino Vida Roble.
    Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 30 July 2025
Noun
  • Bryce Canyon features many of the characteristics that make Grand Canyon spectacular.
    Michael Salerno, AZCentral.com, 25 July 2025
  • Across the world, the team produces more than 150 live parades, stage shows and spectaculars every day, while developing and creating dozens of new shows, parades and events.
    Carole Horst, Variety, 16 July 2025
Noun
  • This exhibition game precedes the Pro Football Hall of Fame Enshrinement Ceremony, which takes place on Saturday.
    Mark LaSota, Forbes.com, 31 July 2025
  • Anyone who has caught Vuitton’s roving exhibitions dedicated to travel, Volez, Voyagez, Voguez, knows the extent of the maison’s dedication to the art of travel.
    Nicole Kliest, Vogue, 30 July 2025
Noun
  • The Smithsonian’s National Museum of American History in Washington, D.C., has removed references to President Donald Trump in a display about impeachments, despite Trump being the first and only president in American history to be impeached twice.
    Mary Walrath-Holdridge, USA Today, 1 Aug. 2025
  • The new exhibitions shine a modern light on returning displays and restore the museum's almost 50-year-old legacy of adding objects that made history but have yet to become historical.
    Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2025
Noun
  • Among her other music supervision credits were several editions of the Miss Universe pageant and the NAACP Image Awards.
    Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 15 July 2025
  • Salamon had until March to finish the piece so the pageant staff could start working on its set.
    Erika I. Ritchie, Oc Register, 9 July 2025
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“Raree-show.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/raree-show. Accessed 6 Aug. 2025.

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