Thesaurus results for PREVIEWING

previewing

verb

present participle of preview

as in presenting

to view or show in advance of public performance or presentation The film festival is a great opportunity for several up-and-coming directors to preview their work before a discerning audience.

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Recent Examples of previewing The Times’ nine-part series previewing top high school football players begins Tuesday with a profile of Carson quarterback Chris Fields III, the reigning City Section player of the year. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026 Ahead of the 2026 football season, AJC Varsity is previewing all of the coaching changes. — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 2 Aug. 2026 An April 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court race drew a record $100 million in spending, previewing what Kansas judicial elections could become. — Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026 Seventh in a series previewing the Broncos’ 2026 roster in the weeks leading up to the start of training camp in late July. — Parker Gabriel, Denver Post, 21 July 2026 Sources said Lim will be previewing his collection the last two weeks of August. — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 21 July 2026 The performance will reimagine songs from throughout Shatner’s musical catalog while also previewing material from his forthcoming heavy metal album, What the F Is Heavy Metal. — Lily Brown, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026 The Atlantic Coast Conference’s Football Kickoff, the league’s annual preseason media days, takes place in Charlotte, North Carolina, from Wednesday through Friday, with head coaches and players from all 17 teams previewing the upcoming season. — Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026 Mariano Rajoy, who served as the leader of the country’s government between 2011 and 2018, made the comment in a column for Spanish outlet El Debate previewing Tuesday’s World Cup semi-final between the two nations. — Colin Millar, New York Times, 12 July 2026

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Filtering transfer fees by age or position is not uncommon, but combining the two and then presenting it as a record feels a bit of a stretch.

— Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
The United States has tried to reconcile the parties’ stated positions and demands, for example by proposing specific territorial arrangements and presenting them as take-it-or-leave-it packages.

— Matt Waldman, Foreign Affairs, 13 Aug. 2026

Definition of presenting

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The antibodies recognized cells displaying the mutant KRAS fragment while avoiding cells carrying the normal version of the protein.

— William A. Haseltine, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026
But the world’s appetite for fossils has exploded in recent years, with social media awash in videos of fossil hunters displaying their finds, and prices for perfect specimens soaring.

— Anne Doran, ARTnews.com, 12 Aug. 2026

Definition of displaying

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The family involved in a viral video showing a confrontation with Royse City police was allowed to review dash‑camera and body‑camera footage from the incident for the first time Thursday.

— Marissa Armas, CBS News, 14 Aug. 2026
From the 12-yard line, Williams got off the line of scrimmage with ease, showing his ability to release quickly.

— Chad Graff, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of showing

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After Bobby Valli, the Four Season singer’s brother, recently posted a Facebook message announcing the ailing Frankie’s retirement, the 92-year-old pop icon slapped back.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 15 Aug. 2026
Prince William and Kate Middleton were together for nine years before announcing their engagement on November 16, 2010.

— Giovana Gelhoren, InStyle, 14 Aug. 2026

Definition of announcing

Verb

Starring Isabelle Adjani and Sam Neill, the 1981 Possession centered on a woman going through a divorce who begins exhibiting bizarre behavior.

— Ryan Gajewski, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2026
Rodriguez, who is is 50, said seeing someone more than 30 years his senior exhibiting so much energy on stage was an inspiring sign that getting older doesn’t necessarily mean slowing down.

— Sal Pizarro, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026

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