presented

past tense of present

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of presented Their navies then carried out a joint maritime patrol in the Pacific in July, with both operations presented as efforts to improve interoperability and joint operational capabilities. — Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 4 Oct. 2026 During the festival, honorary awards were presented to Julianne Moore, Tom Hiddleston, Naomi Watts, John Turturro and other luminaries. — Leo Barraclough, Variety, 3 Oct. 2026 For those unfamiliar with the original study, in brief, children ages three to five were presented with a marshmallow and given two options. — Joan M. Cook, Time, 3 Oct. 2026 You’re presented with choices every day, and some are easier than others. — Outkick, FOXNews.com, 3 Oct. 2026 Just a few months later, in February 2003—a month before the invasion—Secretary of State Colin Powell presented a dramatic case to the United Nations, citing mobile weapons labs and hidden stockpiles of WMDs as justification for war. — Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026 Ukraine’s Foreign Minister Andrii Sybiha said the partial truce proposals presented to Kyiv by four countries were the first time India has offered to play a role. — ABC News, 2 Oct. 2026 Additionally, the four principal stars of Peter Berg’s WWII drama The Mosquito Bowl — Tom Francis, Nicholas Galitzine, Ray Nicholson and Bill Skarsgärd — will be presented with the fest’s Ensemble Award. — Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 2 Oct. 2026 According to Madrid, Galileo had presented Philip IV and his wife with one large and two smaller telescopes to curry favor while working on the problem of longitude. — ArsTechnica, 2 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for presented
Verb
  • How buildings are designed and made was an early interest, but fashion offered a quicker route from idea to object.
    — Lily Templeton, Footwear News, 1 Oct. 2026
  • Griffin made a similar pitch, saying Miami and the broader South Florida area offered deep talent, regulatory clarity and an extraordinary quality of life.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 1 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • OpenAI introduced two additional tiers to its GPT-6 family, GPT-6 Sol and GPT-6 Luna, last week.
    — Ashley Capoot,Kate Rooney,Chris Eudaily, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
  • Rooted in casual elegance, the spring collection introduced a refreshing palette of aquamarine blue, sage green and pink flanking the brand’s distinctive ivories, ecrus and beiges.
    — Martino Carrera, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Husted has donated remaining Wexner contributions to an anti-human trafficking charity.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Kao and his close associates donated nearly $900,000 to dozens of politicians, allowing Navatek to establish operations in half a dozen states with more than $40 million a year in government funds.
    — Katie Nixdorf, ProPublica, 3 Oct. 2026
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
Verb
  • The Rulebook Is Behind The Technology Seat belts did not become standard because manufacturers volunteered.
    — Alan Rencher, Forbes.com, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Charity and neighborliness helped a lot — many victims are still thankful to churches and neighbors that volunteered their labor, according to Whitney Bailey, a disaster response project director at AppalReD Legal Aid.
    — Michael Phillis, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The Navy has provided limited information about the aircraft because its technical and program details remain classified.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2026
  • Garces-Perez allegedly provided his driver’s license, but ignored agents’ requests to step out of the car.
    — Anna Wilder, Los Angeles Times, 29 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Information for this article was contributed by Derek Gatopoulos of The Associated Press.
    — COSTAS KANTOURIS, Arkansas Online, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Tom Winter, Emilie Plesset, Cristian Santana, Michelle Acevedo and Dennis Romero contributed.
    — Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 4 Oct. 2026

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“Presented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presented. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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