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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An edited version of the presentations and cast materials will then be made available to all Academy members for final voting, which is open to active and life members.
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Clayton Davis, Variety, 21 Apr. 2025
Drawing on her research during her foreign travels, Hari gave a seven-minute presentation showing the discrepancies between the ingredients listed in American versions of certain food versus its European counterparts.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
The Style That Binds Us has worked with companies like Merrill Lynch, Blackstone, NASDAQ, Stifel, Davis Polk and Schulte Roth & Zabel to provide executive styling services, presentations on professional image and wardrobe management solutions.
—Rachel Burchfield, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
This is followed by, among other special effects, a duck presentation dressed in that quintessential molecular gastronomy topping — foam — while burstable pixelated bubbles float across the table, and a plated course of hamachi and seaweed served as schools of bright fish swim amid coral below.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 19 Apr. 2025
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Clayton Davis, Variety, 21 Apr. 2025
Drawing on her research during her foreign travels, Hari gave a seven-minute presentation showing the discrepancies between the ingredients listed in American versions of certain food versus its European counterparts.
—Swapna Venugopal Ramaswamy, USA Today, 20 Apr. 2025
The Style That Binds Us has worked with companies like Merrill Lynch, Blackstone, NASDAQ, Stifel, Davis Polk and Schulte Roth & Zabel to provide executive styling services, presentations on professional image and wardrobe management solutions.
—Rachel Burchfield, Forbes.com, 19 Apr. 2025
This is followed by, among other special effects, a duck presentation dressed in that quintessential molecular gastronomy topping — foam — while burstable pixelated bubbles float across the table, and a plated course of hamachi and seaweed served as schools of bright fish swim amid coral below.
—Gary Baum, HollywoodReporter, 19 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for presentation
Noun
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At present, there is no information available on the containment of the fire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
17 Apr. 2025
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At present, no state has a waiver that restricts SNAP recipients from purchasing certain foods based on their nutritional value.—
Arick Wierson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But Ed’s gift is like a metaphor for what’s happening in the world.—
John Hopewell,
Variety,
27 Apr. 2025
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His fourth-round projection stems from the ability to channel his athletic gifts into production.—
Ben Standig,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
Noun
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Over the past year, the project generated more than $200,000 for conservation efforts between streaming royalties and donations from individuals and institutions, according to UN Live.—
Claire Murashima,
NPR,
22 Apr. 2025
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Trump raised a record-breaking $239 million for his January inaugural events, with major donations from companies like Meta, Amazon and Nvidia but none from Musk or any of his companies.—
Josh Hammer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Apr. 2025
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“Presentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presentation. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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