as in present
something given to someone without expectation of a return
a presentation of much-needed money to the children's charity
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Recent Examples of presentation
Safdie’s presentation of these comments foregrounds Mark’s understanding of what’s profound, and profoundly disturbing, about mixed martial arts, and perhaps all martial arts—the channelling and professionalizing of brutality.
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2025
Features first rolled out with Thursday Night Football, including Key Moments and Rapid Recap, will also be part of NBA presentations.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Highlights included a direct line to the restaurant, last-minute reservations, a no-check-presentation system, requests to bring additional guests and access to special events and bottle releases.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025
The aluminum body is slim and light but still feels sturdy, and the OLED screen makes movies and presentations look amazing anywhere.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
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Richard Brody, New Yorker, 30 Sep. 2025
Features first rolled out with Thursday Night Football, including Key Moments and Rapid Recap, will also be part of NBA presentations.
—Dade Hayes, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Highlights included a direct line to the restaurant, last-minute reservations, a no-check-presentation system, requests to bring additional guests and access to special events and bottle releases.
—Brock Keeling, Oc Register, 29 Sep. 2025
The aluminum body is slim and light but still feels sturdy, and the OLED screen makes movies and presentations look amazing anywhere.
—Shubham Yewale, PC Magazine, 23 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for presentation
Noun
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For another, there’s the DESI data, our best large-scale structure data at present, which seems to slightly favor the presence of evolving (and, in particular, decaying or weakening) dark energy.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
3 Oct. 2025
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Holding a bottle of wine and an armful of kiddie presents.—
Lizzie Lanuza,
StyleCaster,
2 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Well, there was a real gift from the writers as far as that monologue was concerned.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
1 Oct. 2025
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Take a look at your holiday gift wrap, gift bags, bows, and ribbons.—
Amy Panos,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But the poultry came from a donation that hardly made up for the 74,000 pounds of chicken that never arrived in June.—
ProPublica,
ProPublica,
3 Oct. 2025
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But meeting minutes from October of last year obtained by the Herald/Times showed a $10 million donation from an unknown source.—
Lawrence Mower,
Miami Herald,
3 Oct. 2025
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“Presentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presentation. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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