as in rehearsal
a private performance or session in preparation for a public appearance
There was a private preview for the parents before opening night.
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Relevance
as in to show
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 preview
Jake Coyle, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
The president’s concessions to Democrats prompted pushback from some Senate Republicans, delaying the final votes and providing a preview of the coming debate over the next two weeks.
—Mary Clare Jalonick, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2026
Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2026
Fred first previewed the track during a Twitch livestream in November 2025.
—Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 23 Jan. 2026
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Noun
A week earlier, the White House hosted a black-tie preview attended by Amazon chief executive Andy Jassy, Apple chief executive Tim Cook and former boxer Mike Tyson.
—Jake Coyle, Chicago Tribune, 1 Feb. 2026
The president’s concessions to Democrats prompted pushback from some Senate Republicans, delaying the final votes and providing a preview of the coming debate over the next two weeks.
—Mary Clare Jalonick, Fortune, 31 Jan. 2026
Verb
On Friday, the team also referenced the show in another post previewing the Saturday matchup.
—Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 24 Jan. 2026
Fred first previewed the track during a Twitch livestream in November 2025.
—Kiana Mickles, Pitchfork, 23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preview
Noun
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Back in November when the Grammy nominations came out, Ryan was in the middle of rehearsal for an opera in New York when Heggie texted him a screenshot of the Grammy website.—
Adam Bell,
Charlotte Observer,
30 Jan. 2026
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That day, she was meant to be at rehearsal, preparing to return to the stage with Danity Kane, the band Combs himself formed in 2005 on the reality series Making the Band.—
Danielle Bacher,
PEOPLE,
30 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Professionals are implicitly urged to respond faster, compress the calendar and add more tracking to show work in motion.—
Dilan Gomih,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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Earnings beat despite falling car sales The earnings report showed a company in transition.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Jan. 2026
Noun
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In other words, if Hollywood had an awards show for public corruption trials, this case would be at home watching it and moping that it didn’t get nominated.—
Susan Shelley,
Oc Register,
1 Feb. 2026
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The disgraced financier died by suicide while in custody awaiting trial in 2019.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
1 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Quotes displayed in real-time or delayed by at least 15 minutes.—
Scott Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
3 Feb. 2026
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Behind him was a screen displaying X posts.—
Donald Moynihan,
The Atlantic,
3 Feb. 2026
Verb
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When your work is presented by your boss, expand on it.—
Chris Lipp,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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The researchers presented toddlers with elaborate puzzle contraptions that contained prizes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The Department of Homeland Security announced the termination of TPS designation for immigrants from multiple countries, including Honduras, Nepal and South Sudan, though federal judges have stymied many of those efforts.—
Tami Luhby,
CNN Money,
1 Feb. 2026
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The New Federal Theatre (NFT), his company dedicated to amplifying the voices of Black and other underrepresented artists, announced that King died of complications from emergency heart surgery on Thursday at Weill Cornell Medical Center in New York City.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
31 Jan. 2026
Verb
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The current scenario exhibits characteristics of both—not as drastic as the 77% crash of 2022, yet the institutional de-risking reflects similar structural challenges from that period.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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The newborn is the first primate born at the Bronx Zoo’s new immersive World of Darkness exhibit, the WCS said.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Preview.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preview. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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