Develop and Show

Develop

Develop verb - To gradually become clearer or more detailed.

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Show and develop are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Show" instead a verb "Develop".

Show verb - To present so as to invite notice or attention.

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Develop and show are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Develop" instead a verb "Show".

Nearby Words: showy, showed, showing, showcase, shown

respect	develop respect	show respect
ability	develop ability	show ability
attraction	develop attraction	show attraction
character	develop character	show character
Other words: power, kind, interest, sort, form, feelings, emotions, skills, traits, symptoms, tendencies.

Ritva and Mary Havel of the Emberverse begin very much like this, but in the course of the second trilogy they show/develop somewhat more distinct personalities.

Source: Single-Minded Twins
Biting-the-Hand Humor: Herring joked in AIOTM that he was using his good material from his position as a writer on Russell Howard show Good News to develop routines for AIOTM instead.

Source: Creator / Richard Herring
It took until Season 6 for the show to develop unambiguously dickish human antagonists.

Source: Rooting For The Empire / Live-Action TV

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