Show and Vindicate

Show

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

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

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

Vindicate verb - To free from a charge of wrongdoing.

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Show and vindicate are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Show" instead a verb "Vindicate".

character	show character	vindicate character
work	show work	vindicate work

However, he appears to vindicate them by the end of the song, saying that despite all their show, they're still his friends and he just can't get angry at them.

Source: Music / Whatever People Say I Am, That's What I'm Not
It's not quite the same thing, but a Peanuts strip had Linus doing one of his annual Halloween vigils in the pumpkin patch, beseeching the Great Pumpkin to show himself, vindicate his faith, etc.

Source: Smite Me, O Mighty Smiter! aka: Smite Me Oh Mighty Smiter
God, the Devil and Bob: It's a Humanity on Trial show, but God and Satan are mostly kicking around with Bob at his place, waiting for him to vindicate or doom humanity.

Source: The Gods Must Be Lazy

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