as in gifts
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 presentations
Several presentations at this year’s CinemaCon will be presented in both Dolby Vision and Dolby Atmos.
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Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 23 Mar. 2026
The branding will appear across competition venues, fan areas, citywide installations, signage, digital platforms and broadcast presentations during the Games, LA28 said.
—Reuters, NBC news, 23 Mar. 2026
Panels and presentations were markedly less likely to offer simultaneous translations into English than in previous years, a shift that several English-speaking attendees remarked upon, and which some attributed to budget pressures or evolving trade relations.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Mar. 2026
ForaPost is designed to work with the materials that owner-operators naturally accumulate, such as photos, documents, presentations, service descriptions, research notes, or archives of past work, and use them as the foundation for a consistent digital presence.
—Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
For creating documents, presentations, and spreadsheets across your Apple devices, the company's Pages, Numbers, and Keynote office suite apps serve as attractive and capable options.
—Edward Mendelson, PC Magazine, 19 Mar. 2026
On some of those deals, according to presentations made on investor day, Genius takes not just a flat fee but a cut of gambling profits.
—Nick Watt, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
The 2026 iteration was to have featured over a hundred presentations from more than thirty-five countries.
—News Desk, Artforum, 19 Mar. 2026
Sincerity in the speeches and presentations?
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 Mar. 2026
Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 23 Mar. 2026
The branding will appear across competition venues, fan areas, citywide installations, signage, digital platforms and broadcast presentations during the Games, LA28 said.
—Reuters, NBC news, 23 Mar. 2026
Panels and presentations were markedly less likely to offer simultaneous translations into English than in previous years, a shift that several English-speaking attendees remarked upon, and which some attributed to budget pressures or evolving trade relations.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 21 Mar. 2026
ForaPost is designed to work with the materials that owner-operators naturally accumulate, such as photos, documents, presentations, service descriptions, research notes, or archives of past work, and use them as the foundation for a consistent digital presence.
—Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
For creating documents, presentations, and spreadsheets across your Apple devices, the company's Pages, Numbers, and Keynote office suite apps serve as attractive and capable options.
—Edward Mendelson, PC Magazine, 19 Mar. 2026
On some of those deals, according to presentations made on investor day, Genius takes not just a flat fee but a cut of gambling profits.
—Nick Watt, CNN Money, 19 Mar. 2026
The 2026 iteration was to have featured over a hundred presentations from more than thirty-five countries.
—News Desk, Artforum, 19 Mar. 2026
Sincerity in the speeches and presentations?
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 16 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for presentations
Noun
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If their gifts fall below this threshold, the donor won't get a tax deduction.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
18 Mar. 2026
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For families Monteverdi welcomes kids with age-appropriate turndown gifts, amenities, and activities.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
18 Mar. 2026
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And the school auditorium stage is now a pantry stocked by donations that teachers and volunteers deliver at the end of the workday to families too nervous to go out.—
Sara Sidner,
CNN Money,
21 Mar. 2026
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The organization has a yearly budget of almost $3 million and is funded by grants, school district funds, donations and fees charged to parents for the afterschool programs.—
Harry Harris,
Mercury News,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The Athletic presents, in alphabetical order by last name, the 15 Most Intriguing Players of the 2026 NCAA Tournament.—
Lindsay Schnell,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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The result was a reunion that finally provided (mostly) satisfying questions and answers about participants’ pasts and presents instead of dancing around topics.—
Maira Garcia,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
Cite this Entry
“Presentations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presentations. Accessed 24 Mar. 2026.
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