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
pre·miere
premiered also premièred; premiering also premièring
1
: to have a first public performance
2
: to appear for the first time as a star performer
: to give a first public performance of
: 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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Bad Bunny extended his long-running partnership with Adidas to the New York Film Festival red carpet on Sunday, wearing the brand’s white boxing-style sneakers to the premiere of Barrio Triste at Lincoln Center.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
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The news comes roughly three months after KPop Demon Hunters premiered on Netflix, rapidly becoming a pop culture phenomenon.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2025
Richard Forno, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
Many filmmakers love to say that a premiere audience is the first to see a film; on Monday night, that was actually true.
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Noun
If this premiere is any indicator, Keiarna is going to have to sharpen her digs a bit so that Wendy doesn’t get to easily dismiss or minimize what clearly seems to be a passive-aggressive or condescending subtext in their dynamic.
—Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2025
Bad Bunny extended his long-running partnership with Adidas to the New York Film Festival red carpet on Sunday, wearing the brand’s white boxing-style sneakers to the premiere of Barrio Triste at Lincoln Center.
—Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
The series premieres Sunday, October 5 at 10pm ET/PT.
—Jenny Adams, CNN Money, 5 Oct. 2025
The news comes roughly three months after KPop Demon Hunters premiered on Netflix, rapidly becoming a pop culture phenomenon.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 5 Oct. 2025
Adjective
For example, the nation’s premiere federal cybersecurity scholarship program to recruit, educate and place future federal cybersecurity workers would be reduced by over 60%.
—Richard Forno, The Conversation, 7 Oct. 2025
Many filmmakers love to say that a premiere audience is the first to see a film; on Monday night, that was actually true.
—Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 7 Oct. 2025
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“Premiere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/premiere. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.
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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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