Display and Imply

Display

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

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Imply and display are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Imply" instead a verb "Display".

Nearby Words: displayed, displaying

Imply verb - To convey an idea indirectly.

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Display and imply are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Display" instead a verb "Imply".

Nearby Words: implication, implied, implying

affection	display affection	imply affection
sense	display sense	imply sense
character	display character	imply character
kind	display kind	imply kind
Other words: style, word, lack, name, status, knowledge, sort, number, degree, level, message, elements, feelings, emotions, powers.

However, due to Techno Babble buzzwords about, a "quantum display" does not imply a quantum dot display.

Source: Useful Notes / Display Technology
In Jekyll, the protagonist's twin sons display some form of this in the end, when they imply that they are able to "switch bodies." However, they are fraternal twins rather than identical.

Source: Twin Telepathy
Dead Space 2 manages to both display this trope and imply it.

Source: Corpse Land

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