as in rehearsal
a private performance or session in preparation for a public appearance
There was a private preview for the parents before opening night.
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as in to show
to view or show in advance of public performance or presentation
The film festival is a great opportunity for several up-and-coming directors to preview their work before a discerning audience.
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Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 5 May 2025
During Sunday’s preview, Miller, who collaborated with Andrew Bolton, the Costume Institute’s curator in charge, spoke about the importance of dandyism to Black identity in the diaspora and the ways that Black designers have interpreted and envisioned that history.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 5 May 2025
Jessica Wang, EW.com, 2 May 2025
Others will follow weekly, starting on May 9, and several can be previewed on YouTube.
—Laurel Graeber, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Noun
The montage-heavy preview features quick scenes from the film interspersed with images of the Brooklyn Bridge.
He and co-star A$AP Rocky are shown on the move, with what looks like police and Washington in hot pursuit.
—Hilary Lewis, HollywoodReporter, 5 May 2025
During Sunday’s preview, Miller, who collaborated with Andrew Bolton, the Costume Institute’s curator in charge, spoke about the importance of dandyism to Black identity in the diaspora and the ways that Black designers have interpreted and envisioned that history.
—Rosemary Feitelberg, Footwear News, 5 May 2025
Verb
The filmmaker and leading lady preview the film and challenge its categorization as a love triangle story.
—Jessica Wang, EW.com, 2 May 2025
Others will follow weekly, starting on May 9, and several can be previewed on YouTube.
—Laurel Graeber, New York Times, 1 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for preview
Noun
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Choir rehearsals are now at 9 a.m. Saturdays, with concert choir rehearsals at 10 a.m. The GriefShare Support Group meets from 2 to 4 p.m. Tuesdays.—
Carin Schoppmeyer,
Arkansas Online,
17 May 2025
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Universal notes that not everything may be available during this technical rehearsal phase, while operations are being fine-tuned for the grand opening.—
Eve Chen,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
Verb
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Some 30 MiG 15s with North Korean and Chinese markings, though crewed by Soviet pilots, showed their superiority against an American force several times larger.—
Amira El-Fekki,
MSNBC Newsweek,
9 May 2025
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Videos show activists, many of whom were wearing keffiyehs, yelling and swearing as police officers attempted to get the unruly crowd under control.—
Andrea Margolis , Kitty Le Claire,
FOXNews.com,
9 May 2025
Noun
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What do these names have to do with the Diddy trial?—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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The texts were read in court for the first trial on May 24, 2024, by Higgins himself.—
Flint McColgan,
Boston Herald,
10 May 2025
Verb
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Geomagnetic storm conditions last recorded two decades ago impacted Earth in May 2024, an event that pulled the northern lights to northern Florida and Texas, with another similar northern lights display in October.—
Ty Roush,
Forbes.com,
8 May 2025
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Idaho's flag ban took effect on April 3, barring government officials from displaying any flags other than those on an approved short list, which includes the U.S. flag, flags of military branches and official flags of government entities.—
Marni Rose McFall,
MSNBC Newsweek,
8 May 2025
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Alexander's release was presented to Israel as a goodwill gesture from Hamas to President Donald Trump and came as a global hunger monitor said Gaza's entire population is at critical risk of famine.—
James Mackenzie,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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The results of the trial, which were funded by Eli Lilly, were presented at a conference in Malaga, Spain, the BBC reported on Monday.—
Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
12 May 2025
Verb
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Howard County Executive Calvin Ball announced emergency legislation to give millions more to county’s schools to maintain core services.—
Racquel Bazos,
Baltimore Sun,
13 May 2025
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Those first appearances will be in early 2023; at this writing, router maker TP-Link had just announced a slate of pricey Archer router and Deco mesh Wi-Fi 7 gear to debut in Q1.—
Iyaz Akhtar,
PC Magazine,
13 May 2025
Verb
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This theory makes sense to some researchers because, around the same time, Neanderthals were starting to exhibit more complex behaviors, like making stone tools and deploying sophisticated hunting tactics.—
Sarah Kuta,
Smithsonian Magazine,
16 May 2025
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By combining three different types of nonlinear building blocks – each of which exhibits specific force-extension behaviors – in a network arrangement, the team was able to create a countersnapping system.—
Abhimanyu Ghoshal,
New Atlas,
15 May 2025
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“Preview.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/preview. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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