Be on
Be on verb - Appear in a show, on T.V. or radio.
Display
Both terms in one sentence
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Although in a less forgiving and often far hotter Southern European climate, the coffin might only be on open display for at most two days.
Source: The Fun in Funeral -
But also, technical limitations of 8-bit systems often prevented both the display and the large animated segments of the boss from being displayed simultaneously and the majority of these examples seem to be on 8-bit systems.
Source: Dramatic Disappearing Display - Freaks and Geeks: A few of the characters display this quality, but Ken Miller in particular would have to be on a shortlist of characters who embody this trope.
Source: Deadpan Snarker / Live-Action TV
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Display and Be on. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/be_on/display
Be on & Display. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/be_on/display>.
Display or Be on. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/be_on/display.
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