Show and Take

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Show verb - Take (someone) to their seats, as in theaters or auditoriums.

Usage example: The usher showed us to our seats

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Take and show are semantically related in escort topic. In some cases you can use "Take" instead a verb "Show".

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

Take verb - To reach for and take hold of by embracing with the fingers or arms.

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Show and take are semantically related in escort topic. Sometimes you can use "Show" instead a verb "Take".

Nearby Words: taking, taken, taker

good	good show	good take
best	best show	best take
long	long show	long take
similar	similar show	similar take
Other adjectives: original, single, popular, actual, real, great, serious, little, bad, dark, satirical, animated, new, final, classic, next, last, realistic, previous, comedic.

power	show power	take power
picture	show picture	take picture
interest	show interest	take interest
name	show name	take name
Other words: amount, form, time, damage, side, pictures.

The show's fans won't take this kindly; some of them think what you're saying about their show is Hate Dumb of the worst order.

Source: Complaining about People Not Liking the Show
No Celebrities Were Harmed: The whole revival show was a deliberate take on televangelist Peter Popoff, who used similar tactics to fake miracles in his show.

Source: Film / Leap of Faith
Expy: Often a source of them, as Jon and the other correspondents will take other acting roles in quite a similar vein as their characters in the show.

Source: Series / The Daily Show with Jon Stewart

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