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
Registration is recommended for the free presentation.
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Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
Another highlight of the night will be the the presentation of the BET Ultimate Icon Award, which aims to celebrate irreplaceable figures in the industry for their decades of groundbreaking contributions, influence, and community impact.
—Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 6 June 2025
Hernandez learned of the prestigious honor during a surprise presentation at Corona on Thursday.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
These are all nods to the demands of a younger generation that is accustomed to seeing presentations that are decidedly less polished and don’t always hinge on an anchor behind a desk.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 May 2025
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Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 6 June 2025
Another highlight of the night will be the the presentation of the BET Ultimate Icon Award, which aims to celebrate irreplaceable figures in the industry for their decades of groundbreaking contributions, influence, and community impact.
—Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 6 June 2025
Hernandez learned of the prestigious honor during a surprise presentation at Corona on Thursday.
—Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 6 June 2025
These are all nods to the demands of a younger generation that is accustomed to seeing presentations that are decidedly less polished and don’t always hinge on an anchor behind a desk.
—Brian Steinberg, Variety, 27 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for presentation
Noun
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At present, there is no available information on the containment or cause of the fire.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
4 June 2025
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At present, France Télévisions only makes three international co-productions a year, through European commissioning club The Alliance.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
3 June 2025
Noun
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Neither Hezbollah nor the state had come to survey the extensive damage, although Hezbollah had given Abdullah and others who had lost their homes between twelve thousand to fourteen thousand dollars apiece, part of what the group’s leader called a gift from Iran.—
Rania Abouzeid,
New Yorker,
2 June 2025
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Even occasional summer watering will kill it or shorten its life, which is only about four or five years anyway, but wow, what a gift to hummingbirds and other pollinators, not to mention anyone who loves a dramatic, fragrant garden.—
Jeanette Marantos,
Los Angeles Times,
2 June 2025
Noun
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The Friends of the Glencoe Golf Club, a private not-for-profit organization, has raised just over $2 million, highlighted by two large donations by two local families, according to their spokeswoman Kim Swinton.—
Daniel I. Dorfman,
Chicago Tribune,
6 June 2025
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The University of Chicago has been given a $21 million private donation to establish a new center focused on merging quantum engineering with biology in the search for medical breakthroughs.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes.com,
6 June 2025
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“Presentation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presentation. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.
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