variants
or less commonly première
plural premieres also premières
1
: a first performance or exhibition
the premiere of a play
the show's premiere episode
2
: the chief actress of a theatrical cast
variants
or less commonly première
or premier
premiered also premièred; premiering also premièring
1
: to have a first public performance
The movie/play will premiere next week.
2
: to appear for the first time as a star performer
He premiered in the title role on Broadway.
: to give a first public performance of
The movie was premiered at the film festival.
: premier
In addition to the sporting events, Lillehammer also offers one of Norway's premiere cultural sites in the Maihaugen Open Air Museum …—
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William E. SchmidtExamples of premiere in a Sentence
Noun
The movie will have its premiere next week.
Verb
The movie premieres next week.
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Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
The proximity between the film’s commercial premiere and January’s Epstein file dump simply gives the impression of timeliness when, in fact, its subject matter is timeless.
—Andy Crump, IndieWire, 15 June 2026
Clayton Davis, Variety, 13 June 2026
The film, which initially premiered in September 2025 at the Venice Film Festival, is set to debut on Netflix on June 24 following a limited theatrical release on June 12.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026
Arushi Jacob, Variety, 12 June 2026
There are 13 competitors in total on the season, which recently wrapped production and has yet to set a premiere date.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026
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Noun
At the world premiere of Shrinking season 2, Flockhart was right by her husband's side, and the two coordinated in classy black outfits.
—Kate Hogan, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026
The proximity between the film’s commercial premiere and January’s Epstein file dump simply gives the impression of timeliness when, in fact, its subject matter is timeless.
—Andy Crump, IndieWire, 15 June 2026
Verb
The serious, awards-minded films that once might have premiered as stand-alone TV movies now almost always arrive as a limited series, where the runway is longer, and the campaign budgets are bigger.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 13 June 2026
The film, which initially premiered in September 2025 at the Venice Film Festival, is set to debut on Netflix on June 24 following a limited theatrical release on June 12.
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 13 June 2026
Adjective
After the war, Negri returned to Pittsburgh, studied composition at Carnegie Tech (now Carnegie Mellon University), and built his life and professional reputation in the city’s jazz community, becoming a premiere guitarist.
—Arushi Jacob, Variety, 12 June 2026
There are 13 competitors in total on the season, which recently wrapped production and has yet to set a premiere date.
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026
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“Premiere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/premiere. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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premiere
1 of 2 noun
pre·miere
pri-ˈmye(ə)r 
-ˈmi(ə)r
-ˈmi(ə)r
: a first performance or showing
premiere of a play
premiere
2 of 2 adjective
: premier
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