What's the difference between exhibit and showcase?

Exhibit


Definition:

  • (v. t.) To hold forth or present to view; to produce publicly, for inspection; to show, especially in order to attract notice to what is interesting; to display; as, to exhibit commodities in a warehouse, a picture in a gallery.
  • (v. t.) To submit, as a document, to a court or officer, in course of proceedings; also, to present or offer officially or in legal form; to bring, as a charge.
  • (v. t.) To administer as a remedy; as, to exhibit calomel.
  • (n.) Any article, or collection of articles, displayed to view, as in an industrial exhibition; a display; as, this exhibit was marked A; the English exhibit.
  • (n.) A document produced and identified in court for future use as evidence.

Example Sentences:

  • (1) The microsomal preparations from untreated Syrian golden hamster livers exhibited higher activities of N-demethylation towards the macrolide antibiotics, erythromycin and troleandomycin, than those from untreated and phenobarbital-treated rats.
  • (2) In spite of dense lymphocytic infiltration only 3% of the tumor infiltrating lymphocytes exhibit the activation marker CD 25.
  • (3) [Ca2+]i exhibited a sigmoidal dependence on [Na+]o. Mg2+, a competitive inhibitor of Na2+-Ca2+ antiport in these cells, antagonized the increase in [Ca2+]i produced by lowering [Na+]o.
  • (4) Similar to intact crayfish, animals with an isolated protocerebrum-eyestalk complex, exhibit competent circadian rhythms in the electroretinogram (ERG).
  • (5) The enzyme, when assayed as either a phospholipase A2 or lysophospholipase, exhibited nonlinear kinetics beyond 1-2 min despite low substrate conversion.
  • (6) We report on a patient, with a CT-verified low density lesion in the right parietal area, who exhibited not only deficits in left conceptual space, but also in reading, writing, and the production of speech.
  • (7) Intact rams exhibited GH secretory episodes of greater (P less than 0.01) amplitude than did castrated lambs.
  • (8) However, none of the nerve terminals making synaptic contacts with glomus cells exhibited SP-like immunoreactivity.
  • (9) Normal and tumor cell cultures exhibited increased sensitivity toward TNF in the presence of mifepristone.
  • (10) Of the sampled population, 6.3 per cent exhibited some degree of hypodontia (third molar agenesis excluded).
  • (11) Instead of later renal failure and, of course, mental retardation, it was the histological features of the fetus eyes which permit to diagnose and exhibit both congenital cataract and irido-corneal angle dysgenesis.
  • (12) Simple cells that are nearly equally dominated by each eye always exhibit strong phase-specific interaction.
  • (13) The axons of A5, RPoOl and RaD neurons exhibit no lateral predominance in their spinal projections.
  • (14) Patients with MID, but not those with DAT, exhibited correlations between enlargement of the third and lateral ventricles and severity of cognitive impairment.
  • (15) While concentrations of fully glycosylated 35S-Cysteine rhEPO did not exhibit any detectable decrease during perfusion, desialo-35S-Cysteine rhEPO was rapidly cleared from the perfusate.
  • (16) Simple interconversion cannot account for the changes in binding that occur upon adding GMP-PNP or removing magnesium, since the increase in [R2]t exceeds the decrease in [R1]t. Moreover, the apparent amount of high-affinity complex exhibits a biphasic dependence on the concentration of [3H]histamine; an increase at low concentrations is offset by a decrease that occurs at higher concentrations.
  • (17) This enzyme was purified to homogeneity and exhibited an apparent molecular weight of 36,000 on sodium dodecyl sulfate gels and 180,000 on a TSK G-3000SW column in the presence of Triton X-100.
  • (18) Of the N-acetyl cysteamine derivatives tested, S-acetyl-N-acetyl cysteamine (at 10 mM) gives almost complete protection against inactivation whereas S-acetoacetyl-, S-beta-hydroxybutyryl-, and S-crotonyl-N-acetyl cysteamine thioesters exhibit either slight or no protection.
  • (19) Carcinomas exhibiting atypical behavior are characteristically undifferentiated and aggressive.
  • (20) Snakes did not only exhibit the major cell- and humoral-mediated immune functions, but these functions appeared to be linked with the degree of MLR disparity.

Showcase


Definition:

Example Sentences:

  • (1) She began on Friday by urging Republican women at a convention to “look at this face”, meaning her own, condemned Trump’s remarks as “unpresidential”, and then the Super Pac campaigning group, Carly For America, used Fiorina’s words as a voiceover for a video ad posted on YouTube on Monday showcasing dozens of women’s faces as the “faces of leadership”.
  • (2) I love showcasing my talents – not only to my hometown fans and my own team but to the world.
  • (3) "My job now is to make sure we showcase those strengths for all they're worth.
  • (4) The day I made a difference is the Guardian Voluntary Sector Network’s series that showcases the work of people involved with charities.
  • (5) It’s not about a token nod to curvy girls …”, Cosmo ‘s editor, Bronwyn McCahon, explains in her campaign launch letter : “Showcasing body diversity at both ends of the spectrum has become part of Cosmo’s DNA.
  • (6) He is due to follow up the night's performance today by travelling to south-western Florida to showcase that state's housing mortgage crisis.
  • (7) Both scenes showcase scandalous behaviour and both are almost intolerably exciting.
  • (8) Following the success of that release – and with the Beatles' Sgt Pepper's still months away – Brian Wilson imagined an orchestral and psychedelic suite showcasing the group's vocal harmonies.
  • (9) One of the strengths of the Booker prior to its international revamp was that it showcased writers from the Commonwealth, introducing these authors to new and larger audiences, much like the Caine prize.
  • (10) Miller and his team then "continued to make ourselves smarter; continued to do our own research on the property and how it would be received and what we could do differently to showcase it.
  • (11) It forms part of Guinness's "Made of More" strategy, which aims to showcase ordinary people from around the world who are inspirational.
  • (12) The NHS is Labour’s crowning glory, showcasing the party’s founding principles of people before profit.
  • (13) Julia Donaldson will be showcasing her latest book The Flying Bath as part of the children's programme, as the actor Mackenzie Crook launches his new title The Lost Journals of Benjamin Tooth, Frank Cottrell Boyce returns to Chitty Chitty Bang Bang, and Rosen celebrates 25 years of We're Going on a Bear Hunt.
  • (14) Delph told the club’s website: “The club has given me a great platform to perform and a great opportunity to showcase what I can do.
  • (15) It showcases what young love and growing up really are in a brutal and honest light.
  • (16) This week the company invited journalists on a rare tour of its data centre in North Carolina to showcase its efforts.
  • (17) Recently, the Swedish duo Tomorrow Machine showcased a series of utopian packaging that included a container that dissolves with its contents.
  • (18) Follow it on Twitter via the hashtag #wdif Other news • BBC: Graphic cigarette warnings 'work' • Children & Young People Now: Social work reforms have 'raised the confidence' of profession • Inside Housing: Shapps in spotlight over supply crisis • Telegraph: Ofsted chief to tackle 'anti-school culture' in poor areas • Third Sector: Cash-for-clothing stores threaten income of charity shops Guardian Public Services Awards 2012 - Entries open until 13 July Enter the Guardian Public Service Awards to showcase your teams' innovative approaches.
  • (19) Since The Crazy Ones was supposed to be a showcase, no one ever bothered to do that, and the show suffered for it.
  • (20) Your GuardianWitness contributions Read more The Guardian wants to showcase the diversity of America’s Catholic community ahead of the pope’s visit using images and words.