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sorsi
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expose display show

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Hello,
In the sentence, 'they show how they spend their time', can 'display' and 'expose' replace 'show' without any difference in meaning?
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Not really. For example, "expose" could mean "show accidentally". "Display" is usually intentional. Without context it's hard to say much more :-|
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Thank you.
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