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as in offering
to bring before the public in performance or exhibition
we will present a performance of Our Town tomorrow evening
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2
as in introducing
to make (one person) known (to another) socially
may I present my niece Sarah?
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as in donating
to make a present of
the company presented a gold watch to him on the occasion of his retirement
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Recent Examples of presenting
Defense attorneys continue presenting their case Friday in the trial of Tanner Horner, who has pleaded guilty to killing 7-year-old Athena Strand.
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Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026
Sibtain challenged this narrative by presenting MacInnes with a series of images of the actress smiling in photos with Wilson, including one from backstage at the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts awards, featuring Cate Blanchett.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
Not only will the Duffer Brothers team up for the speech, Chapman will return the favor by presenting them with honorary doctorates.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
This classification is based on the proximity to journalistic standards that sources usually exhibit when presenting information.
—Florian Wintterlin, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
Then on May 1, amid the full moon in Scorpio, Venus will harmonize with Saturn in Aries, presenting the opportunity for something fun and thought-provoking to become real.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
The Muzeo Museum and Cultural Center is the umbrella organization presenting the festival, which is celebrating 35 years in Anaheim.
—Andrea Manes, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
Instead, focus on protecting finances and calmly presenting evidence.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
At the 2026 Watches and Wonders, the Swiss watchmakers are presenting the new Overseas Dual Time Cardinal Points collection, in full titanium.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 17 Apr. 2026
Harriet Ramos, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Apr. 2026
Sibtain challenged this narrative by presenting MacInnes with a series of images of the actress smiling in photos with Wilson, including one from backstage at the Australian Academy of Cinema and Television Arts awards, featuring Cate Blanchett.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 23 Apr. 2026
Not only will the Duffer Brothers team up for the speech, Chapman will return the favor by presenting them with honorary doctorates.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
This classification is based on the proximity to journalistic standards that sources usually exhibit when presenting information.
—Florian Wintterlin, Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Apr. 2026
Then on May 1, amid the full moon in Scorpio, Venus will harmonize with Saturn in Aries, presenting the opportunity for something fun and thought-provoking to become real.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
The Muzeo Museum and Cultural Center is the umbrella organization presenting the festival, which is celebrating 35 years in Anaheim.
—Andrea Manes, Oc Register, 23 Apr. 2026
Instead, focus on protecting finances and calmly presenting evidence.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 17 Apr. 2026
At the 2026 Watches and Wonders, the Swiss watchmakers are presenting the new Overseas Dual Time Cardinal Points collection, in full titanium.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for presenting
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And naturally, Anthony Bourdain made his own pilgrimage, offering his approval like a secular blessing.—
Jimmy Jellinek,
SPIN,
27 Apr. 2026
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The United Bodegas of America is offering a $5,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction.—
Naveen Dhaliwal,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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One of the greatest privileges of being in the book business, according to Fitzgerald, is still introducing fellow readers to new material—and the staff picks are as diverse as the bookstore’s clientele.—
Kat Chen,
Condé Nast Traveler,
25 Apr. 2026
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On Thursday, Vietnam’s civil aviation authority proposed introducing a fuel surcharge mechanism for domestic flights to help airlines cope with the rising costs.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
24 Apr. 2026
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Casa de las Campanas is donating the cookies, while Albertsons is providing the water.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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And Queen’s Table is donating over $511,500 to bridge.—
Desiree Mathurin
April 29,
Charlotte Observer,
29 Apr. 2026
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Why then hesitate at giving people information about themselves that will actually change their life for the better?—
R. Eric Thomas,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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Zamora supports giving middle and high school communities the option to have an officer on campus at least part-time.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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After volunteering with humanitarian relief efforts for about a year, Ziuraitis pursued training to become a combat medic, was recruited to join the Armed Forces of Ukraine and reached the level of combat corpsman.—
Marie Wilson,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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People interested in volunteering can go to the Purdue Center at 300 South Oak Ave.—
Emily Holshouser,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Apr. 2026
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The actors sprang to life, staging a lurid scene in which an evil mistress named Selina frames the heroine for killing her unborn child.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
25 Apr. 2026
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And in 2022, after a man pointed a gun at Argentina’s then-Vice President Cristina Fernández de Kirchner that misfired, Argentinians accused the ruling party of staging the incident to distract from Kirchner’s corruption trial.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
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These days, some innovative school districts and nonprofit groups are trying to help students labeled EBD by tapping Medicaid money for therapy and family support, providing what are called wraparound services to get students with EBD back into mainstream classes.—
Laurie Stern,
NPR,
26 Apr. 2026
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The reshaping of the hospital’s campus seeks to strike a balance among lifting the hospital’s national profile, providing more efficiently for the health care needs of the local community and recognizing the reality of an aging population that needs increasingly sophisticated care.—
Kenneth R. Gosselin,
Hartford Courant,
26 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Notably, these shakedown attempts come more than 15 years after Michael’s death, thus carrying no risk of being sued for defamation.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
24 Apr. 2026
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Asia-to-Europe or intra-Asia trade lanes often go through the strait, and vessels carrying cargo from other apparel manufacturing countries including Bangladesh, India, Pakistan and Myanmar are likely using the passage.—
Glenn Taylor,
Footwear News,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Presenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presenting. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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