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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Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
Most recently been seen playing Johnny Cash in James Mangold’s A Complete Unknown, and in Apple TV’s The Morning Show, Holbrook is coming off the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight premiere of Reed Van Dyk’s Atonement.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 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
Michael Schneider, Variety, 6 June 2026
Stars Yvette Nicole Brown and Liv Hewson broke the premiere news at Summer Game Fest in Los Angeles.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026
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Noun
The final season premieres June 14.
—Culture Critic, Los Angeles Times, 8 June 2026
Most recently been seen playing Johnny Cash in James Mangold’s A Complete Unknown, and in Apple TV’s The Morning Show, Holbrook is coming off the Cannes Directors’ Fortnight premiere of Reed Van Dyk’s Atonement.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 8 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
That premiere event was the culmination of AMC’s music-heavy marketing campaign meant to transition the show into its new form — and perhaps attract a few new fans along the way.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 6 June 2026
Stars Yvette Nicole Brown and Liv Hewson broke the premiere news at Summer Game Fest in Los Angeles.
—Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 5 June 2026
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“Premiere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/premiere. Accessed 15 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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