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
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Yakemchuk’s offensive gifts, his puck movement, his shot and his skating have had Senators fans salivating for his arrival for some time now.—
Julian McKenzie,
New York Times,
25 Mar. 2026
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Though candy is the top choice of survey respondents, consumers will spend more on food and gifts, in line with family and friends observing Easter in traditional ways.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
24 Mar. 2026
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Meanwhile, employees at both DFW Airport and Love Field are collecting donations – including nonperishable food, hygiene items, baby supplies, and gas or grocery gift cards – to further support federal aviation workers affected by the shutdown.—
Lauren Crawford,
CBS News,
28 Mar. 2026
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Public and union support during the shutdown has been vital to easing some of the financial and emotional burden for TSA workers, as airports coordinate gift card drives for gas and groceries, food pantries and other donations.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
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The album cover presents Firesign as a sort of Dada resistance force; the words ALL HAIL MARX LENNON, in faux-Cyrillic letters, appear around photos of Groucho and John.—
Andrew Katzenstein,
The New York Review of Books,
19 Mar. 2026
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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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“Presentations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presentations. Accessed 30 Mar. 2026.
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