previewing

verb

present participle of preview
as in presenting
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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Recent Examples of previewing The Athletic Football Show is previewing all 32 teams leading up to the start of the 2026 NFL season. — Michael Beller, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 It was followed by a report for Forbes previewing the announcement and another revealing that Imagineering luminary Zach Riddley will be involved with the park. — Caroline Reid, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 However, prior to viewing, Hansen was presented with a non-disclosure agreement that his legal team — upon previewing the NDA — advised him not to sign. — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 21 Aug. 2026 The Union-Tribune has been previewing San Diego’s high school football teams ahead of Thursday’s season opener. — John Maffei, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2026 The Times’ nine-part series previewing top high school football players begins Tuesday with a profile of Carson quarterback Chris Fields III, the reigning City Section player of the year. — Eric Sondheimer, Los Angeles Times, 10 Aug. 2026 Ahead of the 2026 football season, AJC Varsity is previewing all of the coaching changes. — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 2 Aug. 2026 An April 2025 Wisconsin Supreme Court race drew a record $100 million in spending, previewing what Kansas judicial elections could become. — Kansas City Star, 27 July 2026 Sources said Lim will be previewing his collection the last two weeks of August. — Lisa Lockwood, Footwear News, 21 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for previewing
  1. presenting
  2. displaying
  3. showing
  4. announcing
  5. exhibiting
Verb
  • The Unifrance Rendez-Vous is about to get underway, with the French distributors presenting their wares to international buyers.
    — Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Rather than presenting Zumthor’s work through drawings or conventional architectural documentation, Wenders trains his camera on the people who encounter, inhabit and build these spaces, letting the buildings unfold from the inside.
    — Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of presenting
Verb
  • There are also security concerns that keep hotels from displaying occupancy levels during the online reservation process.
    — Jeanne Bonner, CNN Money, 3 Sep. 2026
  • Department staff searched for the otter to assess whether the animal was still in the area or displaying any abnormal or concerning behavior, Margiott said.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of displaying
Verb
  • Analysts also underscored that all cylinders of the Indian economy were firing, with high-frequency indicators showing that consumption and investment in the country were holding up.
    — Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
  • But the situation is far more tragic, with videos on social media showing dozens of coffins lined up beside mass graves, awaiting burial before the bodies decompose in the heat.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of showing
Verb
  • Under the new system, one voice from a non-selector will introduce each candidate by simply announcing his name and sharing his resume.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 4 Sep. 2026
  • Her sister Erin created a GoFundMe page announcing that she was hospitalized with severe pneumonia and a bacterial infection in her blood.
    — Isabelle Farina, Variety, 4 Sep. 2026
Definition of announcing
Verb
  • By exhibiting and then dominating them in the arena, Rome was symbolically asserting its mastery over nature itself.
    — Roberto Prieto, Variety, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Controversy came—from members of the cosmopolitan Black art scene, who had been protesting modern art museums like the Whitney for not exhibiting more work by Black artists.
    — Doreen St. Félix, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026
Definition of exhibiting

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