show signs of
idiom
: to have or show indications that mean that something else exists, is true, or will happen
The city's education system is showing signs of improvement.
The runner showed signs of fatigue.
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Originally, the White House had planned to enact 50% tariffs on imports from the European Union on June 1, but after European markets began to show signs of panic, Trump pushed the deadline for negotiations to July 9.
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Meredith Kile, People.com, 28 May 2025
The object also doesn’t show signs of clustering in a specific orientation, something commonly observed with other TNOs.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 23 May 2025
Ian is part of a landmark study published in The New England Journal of Medicine last year, which found that 25 percent of unresponsive brain-injury patients show signs of awareness, based on their brain activity.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 16 May 2025
However, Mexico’s labor market has begun to show signs of strain.
—Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 29 Apr. 2025
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Meredith Kile, People.com, 28 May 2025
The object also doesn’t show signs of clustering in a specific orientation, something commonly observed with other TNOs.
—Jack Knudson, Discover Magazine, 23 May 2025
Ian is part of a landmark study published in The New England Journal of Medicine last year, which found that 25 percent of unresponsive brain-injury patients show signs of awareness, based on their brain activity.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 16 May 2025
However, Mexico’s labor market has begun to show signs of strain.
—Andre Claudio, Sourcing Journal, 29 Apr. 2025
See All Example Sentences for show signs of
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“Show signs of.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/show%20signs%20of. Accessed 7 Jun. 2025.
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