presenting

verb

present participle of present
1
as in offering
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 introducing
to make (one person) known (to another) socially may I present my niece Sarah?

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3
as in donating
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 presenting These criteria include presenting an imminent likelihood of serious harm or being gravely disabled as a result of a behavioral health disorder at the time of the evaluation. — Andrew Graham, Sacbee.com, 23 July 2026 This weekend, San Francisco Shakespeare in the Park launches its 44th season of presenting a free touring production that serves up a streamlined take on a Bard classic (most run about 90 minutes) that’s intended as a family-friendly affair. — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 23 July 2026 When targeting predatory fish like bass with a popper, presenting it naturally is an important part of the game. — Joe Cermele, Outdoor Life, 23 July 2026 Prosecutors began presenting evidence in an effort to convince a judge there is sufficient cause to send the case against the 21-year-old musician, whose real name is David Anthony Burke, to trial. — Liza Esquibias, USA Today, 22 July 2026 Beyond Ownership Checks ​Traditional account verification confirms that an account exists and belongs to the person presenting it. — Ivaylo Bozoukov, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 For comedian Jeff Arcuri, 2025 brought an uncommon level of emotional upheaval, presenting stunning turns, high highs, and very low lows. — Matt Grobar, Deadline, 20 July 2026 After nearly two years of dating, Dean popped the question to Eden on a hill overlooking the countryside in Arkansas, presenting her with a marquise-cut engagement ring from Crocker’s Jewelers. — Erin Clack, PEOPLE, 20 July 2026 One out of five patients presenting to emergency departments screens positive for food insecurity across multiple urban studies. — Cole Hanson, STAT, 16 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for presenting
  1. offering
  2. introducing
  3. donating
  4. giving
  5. volunteering
  6. staging
  7. providing
  8. carrying
Verb
  • Companies like Trace Finance capitalize on structural gaps, offering zero-cost FX to secure profitable trade finance and credit relationships, mirroring traditional banks' strategies in high-interest markets like Brazil.
    — Aaron Stanley, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • Other buildings sell themselves as a good value, vying to compete by offering solid workplace digs for the right price.
    — Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of offering
Verb
  • Restaurants are introducing alpha-gal-friendly menus and tweaking recipes to accommodate the allergic.
    — Andy Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 25 July 2026
  • Alongside the launch, Anthropic is introducing beta features that allow developers to change available tools mid-conversation without invalidating prompt caches and automatically route flagged API requests to another model.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 24 July 2026
Definition of introducing
Verb
  • The Guardians’ Team Store is donating all of the proceeds from sales during Monday’s game to the Venezuelan Red Cross.
    — Chuck Murr, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • Larson’s campaign has pointed out that funders like Mandel are donating to multiple groups that support Bronin, and that network of groups like The Bench, Majority Democrats and VoteVets share some similar consultants and donate to one another.
    — Lisa Hagen, Hartford Courant, 17 July 2026
Definition of donating
Verb
  • Much of the early literature framed the debate as a choice between state and private ownership, giving less attention to the broad range of ownership and governance arrangements that lie between those two extremes.
    — James Broughel, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • This deep price drop completely sweeps away the financial barrier typically attached to high-power smart floor robots, giving busy families, pet owners, and apartment dwellers an easy way to maintain pristine floors.
    — Juhi Wadia, PC Magazine, 22 July 2026
Definition of giving
Verb
  • As companies lack clear personal branding policies, Taylor believes employees like her are proactively shaping future corporate guidelines, volunteering to lead this evolving professional frontier.
    — Jasmine Browley, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Birch was volunteering in the hospice program at Osborn Correctional Institution, which had replaced Somers.
    — Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 19 July 2026
Definition of volunteering
Verb
  • The Steamfitters were staging protests outside the Pfizer site, accusing the MetroLoft — which employs a mix of union and nonunion contractors — of building on the cheap and tolerating unsafe work conditions.
    — Andrew Rice, Curbed, 23 July 2026
  • The league was staging its fight against the NHL Players’ Association knowing a lockout was coming.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 23 July 2026
Definition of staging
Verb
  • As a public benefit corporation, PayJoy funds loans through its Asset Fund, prioritizing customer well-being by providing crucial financial access beyond conventional banking.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 24 July 2026
  • Natural reefs are made of rocks, small organisms or coral along the ocean floor providing shelter to marine animals, according to National Geographic.
    — Laura Horne, Charlotte Observer, 23 July 2026
Definition of providing
Verb
  • That was part of his wider goal of sending endless waves of bomb-carrying drones and robots to hit Russian encampments in a bid to sharply reduce Ukraine’s casualties.
    — Kevin Holden Platt, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Then in April, one of the company’s ships was passing Puerto Rico between two other jobs while carrying an advanced underwater drone with the right sensors to find the plane.
    — Landon Mion, FOXNews.com, 22 July 2026
Definition of carrying

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