presented

past tense of present

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Recent Examples of presented Maison Margiela is also skipping the schedule, after last showing couture in July 2025, when creative director Glenn Martens presented his debut for the house. Laure Guilbault, Vogue, 6 July 2026 There is a legend that Prince Albert presented her with a multi-stone serpent ring when they were engaged, and Victoria was buried with the ring. Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 6 July 2026 Outside, the King presented medals to soldiers on parade and met with their families and friends before removing his jacket and donning a helmet and sunglasses to take a ride in the Challenger 2 Main Battle Tank. Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 6 July 2026 The casting of the Human Vapor himself presented novel questions, though. Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026 Laughter and jokes are banned, and writing is presented as arduous and faintly depressing. Literary Hub, 6 July 2026 The Croatian-Finnish co-production joins the lineup as a guest project presented in collaboration with the TV Beats Forum Co-Financing Market in Tallinn. Leo Barraclough, Variety, 6 July 2026 The city presented three scenarios for Hemphill, which would involve either no change to the current traffic flow, adding two lanes of traffic back in certain areas, or adding them back along the entire corridor. Emily Holshouser, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 June 2026 The data was presented last week during a meeting of Atlanta's Public Safety Committee. Irene Wright, USA Today, 29 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for presented
Verb
  • Rodrigo De Paul was caught ball-watching as Ricardo Rodriguez offered himself for the pass, trudging back into a shape and letting the run slip through.
    Stuart James, New York Times, 12 July 2026
  • The League of United Latin American Citizens offered a $5,000 reward for video or other evidence, but the positions of the vehicles means surveillance cameras in the area were blocked from recording the shooting, CEO Juan Proaño said.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 11 July 2026
Verb
  • The issue has caught the attention of lawmakers on Capitol Hill, where a flurry of proposals have been introduced since the start of the year.
    Justin Papp, CNBC, 7 July 2026
  • In January, CyCognito introduced discovery of externally reachable MCP servers, adding them to external attack-surface inventories.
    Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
Verb
  • Media mogul and late night host Byron Allen has donated $100,000 to the GoFundMe set up by the family of Nolan Xavier Wells, the 18-year-old who was found dead following his disappearance over the July 4 holiday.
    Michael Schneider, Variety, 11 July 2026
  • That included the lack of antimissile capabilities in the new aircraft, a Boeing 747-8 that was donated by the government of Qatar.
    Ted Johnson, Deadline, 11 July 2026
Verb
  • Additionally, prosecutors allege Rincker gave Alvarez a 12-gauge pump action shotgun, Jamioles said.
    Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2026
  • Oil prices fell on the news of progress, but uncertainty over the status of the Strait of Hormuz — Iran and the US gave conflicting accounts over whether the key waterway was open over the weekend — may have slowed traffic again, The New York Times reported.
    Tom Chivers, semafor.com, 22 June 2026
Verb
  • Her older sister had also volunteered with YWCA and recommended the organization.
    Shivika Verma, Mercury News, 6 July 2026
  • Despite their clerical nature, an initial hearing is critical to a person’s immigration case, said Erin Moncure, who has volunteered as a court observer with the nonprofit CLUE since September.
    Itzel Luna, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
Verb
  • Businesses have provided direct contributions surpassing $32 million.
    Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 9 July 2026
  • Occhiuto’s office provided the AP with a photo of him meeting Hammer.
    ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
Verb
  • Times staff writer David Zahniser contributed to this report.
    Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 12 July 2026
  • Reporters Mark Price, Noah Vinsky, Desiree Mathurin and Zaire Breedlove contributed.
    Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 11 July 2026

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“Presented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presented. Accessed 13 Jul. 2026.

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