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
On Sunday, Leavitt posted a brief response to X, presenting the headline from the Telegraph article, followed by the BBC article announcing Davie’s resignation.
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Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
With Interview With a Vampire and The Vampire Lestat, Rice brought new life to the undead, presenting vampires as sympathetic, lonely outsiders dwelling in the shadows of world history.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Nov. 2025
Guests can claim the offer by presenting their miliary ID at checkout.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
The program includes 13 world premieres, four international premieres and 46 Asian premieres, presenting more than 240 films from 81 countries.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Nov. 2025
The 2025 Patriot Awards, hosted by Sean Hannity, also featured Jason and Brittany Aldean presenting the first-ever Charlie Kirk Legacy Award to Charlie's widow, Erika Kirk.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
People are presenting plans and strategies and ideas and pitching you.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The true-crime trappings offered a pointed tool for presenting evidence that contradicted the husbands’ oblivious assertions.
—Paula Mejía, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025
Outside of presenting to Shohei Ohtani — who was going to sign with the Dodgers anyway — and engaging with Trea Turner, the Cubs have avoided almost all of the tip-top free agents in recent years.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 9 Nov. 2025
With Interview With a Vampire and The Vampire Lestat, Rice brought new life to the undead, presenting vampires as sympathetic, lonely outsiders dwelling in the shadows of world history.
—Jordan Hoffman, Entertainment Weekly, 9 Nov. 2025
Guests can claim the offer by presenting their miliary ID at checkout.
—Mike Snider, USA Today, 9 Nov. 2025
The program includes 13 world premieres, four international premieres and 46 Asian premieres, presenting more than 240 films from 81 countries.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 8 Nov. 2025
The 2025 Patriot Awards, hosted by Sean Hannity, also featured Jason and Brittany Aldean presenting the first-ever Charlie Kirk Legacy Award to Charlie's widow, Erika Kirk.
—Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 7 Nov. 2025
People are presenting plans and strategies and ideas and pitching you.
—Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 7 Nov. 2025
The true-crime trappings offered a pointed tool for presenting evidence that contradicted the husbands’ oblivious assertions.
—Paula Mejía, The Atlantic, 2 Nov. 2025
Outside of presenting to Shohei Ohtani — who was going to sign with the Dodgers anyway — and engaging with Trea Turner, the Cubs have avoided almost all of the tip-top free agents in recent years.
—Patrick Mooney, New York Times, 2 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for presenting
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Buyers fought over a limited supply, with those offering higher down payments and higher offers ultimately being favored by the market.—
Giulia Carbonaro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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But now some of Wall Street’s billionaires—even ones who backed candidates running against Mamdani—are offering their help in light of his win.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
6 Nov. 2025
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The ten-episode, single-camera comedy promises to balance heart, humor, and nostalgia while introducing a new generation of Hillman’s best and brightest.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
11 Nov. 2025
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An international team of researchers has raised the efficiency of perovskite solar cells to nearly 27 percent after introducing a new interfacial coating between the top contact and the perovskite layer.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
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The company is donating food and essentials from DashMart locations to local food banks and urging Congress to restore full SNAP funding.—
Hannah Parry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
5 Nov. 2025
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Martin’s is donating $5 from every Thanksgiving package meal purchased to Southern Smoke Foundation.—
Gege Reed,
Louisville Courier Journal,
4 Nov. 2025
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The Chinese leader then toured the vessel, including inspecting the mess hall and giving a trial press of the ship’s catapult button, according to CCTV.—
Brad Lendon,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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At Tesla’s annual meeting on Thursday, shareholders voted in favor of giving CEO Musk a gargantuan, record-shattering pay package that could give him stock worth $1 trillion after several years.—
Geoff Colvin,
Fortune,
7 Nov. 2025
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The kids are only 14 and 12, but the two have already won awards for volunteering.—
Nashville Tennessean,
Nashville Tennessean,
7 Nov. 2025
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Chase Wille, 17, said Kirk’s assassination sparked his interest in the race and pushed him to become more outspoken about his beliefs before ultimately volunteering.—
Alex J. Rouhandeh,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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The city funding that the event is slated to receive will help offset the costs of its infrastructure, including tents, tables, chairs and staging equipment, organizers said.—
Noah Lyons,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 Nov. 2025
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Lennon, 44, was accused of staging a bloody abduction scene at an Oklahoma hotel in 2012 and disappearing after he was charged with child pornography, federal authorities said.—
Tim Stelloh,
NBC news,
7 Nov. 2025
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Foraging for black walnuts is a long-standing tradition in the Ozarks, providing extra cash for harvesters and connecting people with the outdoors.—
Randy Moll,
Arkansas Online,
11 Nov. 2025
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The United States supported the anti-communist massacres, providing lists of senior communist party officials, equipment and money to the Indonesian army, according to official documents that were declassified in 2017.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
11 Nov. 2025
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China last tested its ICBM force in September 2024—its first since the 1980s—when a DF-31AG missile carrying a dummy warhead was fired toward international waters in the South Pacific, within the region's nuclear-free zone, according to a Newsweek map.—
Ryan Chan,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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The Falcon 9's upper stage, meanwhile, continued carrying the 29 Starlink satellites toward LEO, where were deployed on schedule about an hour into flight.—
Josh Dinner,
Space.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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“Presenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/presenting. Accessed 20 Nov. 2025.
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