presented

verb

past tense of present
1
as in offered
to bring before the public in performance or exhibition we will present a performance of Our Town tomorrow evening

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2
as in introduced
to make (one person) known (to another) socially may I present my niece Sarah?

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3
as in donated
to make a present of the company presented a gold watch to him on the occasion of his retirement

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Recent Examples of presented When presented with this question, Christner lets out a sigh. — Jonathan Jones, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026 Working was always presented as a fantasy scenario; men home from the war needed their jobs back, after all. — Jennifer Wilson, New Yorker, 7 Sep. 2026 American Country Countdown also presented what appeared to be prerecorded Swift audio in a question-and-answer format. — Bryan West, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2026 Harry Sawyer, a fifth-generation Idahoan and vice president at commercial real estate firm CBRE, said he’s seen families make a lot of big decisions as property values have soared and presented opportunities. — Tobias Burns, CNBC, 6 Sep. 2026 The Television Academy hands out well over 100 primetime Emmys, and most of them will be presented this weekend in a pair of ceremonies at the Peacock Theater in Los Angeles. — Andrew Dalton, Chicago Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026 This style was first presented during the brand’s fall/winter 2022 show. — Amina Ayoud, Footwear News, 6 Sep. 2026 Death tolls are presented as estimates rather than exact figures. — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026 Amy’s aging parents are presented as the Platonic ideal of caring. — Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for presented
  1. offered
  2. introduced
  3. donated
  4. gave
  5. volunteered
  6. provided
  7. contributed
Verb
  • At the University of Miami, the Rosenstiel School of Marine, Atmospheric, and Earth Science is spearheading sea-rise research and has even offered an undergraduate course devoted to the topic.
    — Zoey Thomas, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
  • However, Ke only landed a few minor TV and film roles after his early fame and found himself being offered stereotypical parts geared toward Asians.
    — Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of offered
Verb
  • His comments come seven months after Tiley proposed a move in the opposite direction by suggesting that best-of-five-set matches be introduced in the women’s competition at the Australian Open from the quarter-finals onwards.
    — Amelie Claydon, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2026
  • The first series introduced us to Eddie Horniman (Theo James), a young British aristocrat who had inherited his father’s grand country estate, only to discover that behind the family money was a secret cannabis empire.
    — Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 7 Sep. 2026
Definition of introduced
Verb
  • While living in South Florida, Valdes even donated to the campaigns of Cuban-American politicians known for their strong positions against Cuba’s communist government.
    — Nora Gámez Torres, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Meta also paid Kuna directly to add police and fire, and donated money to fund preschool and STEM education in the Kuna School District, according to the company.
    — Mark Dee, Idaho Statesman, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of donated
Verb
  • Rocket Lab was supposed to have a satellite on standby to go up and inspect True Anomaly’s spacecraft, ready to launch on short notice once military officials gave the order.
    — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 26 June 2026
  • Additionally, prosecutors allege Rincker gave Alvarez a 12-gauge pump action shotgun, Jamioles said.
    — Caroline Zimmerman, Kansas City Star, 23 June 2026
Definition of gave
Verb
  • And the fifth floor is owned by Eileen Patricia Matthews, a lawyer who has volunteered on the Lincoln Center Women’s Leadership Council and seems to have been there since the co-op was organized.
    — Adriane Quinlan, Curbed, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Sheriff’s officials at the time said that Gallegos, then 59, had volunteered as a youth basketball coach with Sacramento-area school districts and operated a private basketball coaching clinic.
    — Darrell Smith, Sacbee.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of volunteered
Verb
  • According to a probable cause affidavit, the former campaign manager gave local police a black nylon glove that Ross is alleged to have provided in June.
    — Ava Kelley, NBC news, 4 Sep. 2026
  • In an unintentionally Dickensian fashion, a recent batch of BLS reports provided some deeper context as to how the labor market is being reshaped.
    — Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of provided
Verb
  • About a third of employers that make a contribution — 32% — contributed between $500 and $1,000 per worker to the accounts, while 29% paid $1,350 or more and 22% paid $500 or less, the PSCA found.
    — Greg Iacurci, CNBC, 5 Sep. 2026
  • Recent construction in Folsom has also contributed to the rise, said Molieri, who founded Snakeout, a removal service.
    — Haley Parsley, Sacbee.com, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of contributed

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