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plural of preview
as in rehearsals
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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verb

present tense third-person singular of preview

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Recent Examples of previews
Noun
The fair was scheduled to take place from October 23-25 with VIP previews occurring in the days leading up. — News Desk, Artforum, 2 Nov. 2026 The pic brought in $200K in previews last night and is expected to do in the low single digits over the weekend. — Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 1 Nov. 2026 Things got ramped up once previews were released, and a new poster dropped Thursday that is also generating plenty of interest and reactions. — David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026 The new file editing capabilities are available starting today for all Gemini users, and while PDF previews/editing works on both the web and mobile, all other file formats are only in the web version for now. — Stevie Bonifield, The Verge, 29 Oct. 2026 While Hammack’s vote was expected, Cook’s was not, since previews had named Hammack, Dallas Fed President Lorie Logan, and Minneapolis Fed President Neel Kashkari as the likeliest dissenters. — Catherina Gioino, Fortune, 28 Oct. 2026 Two more shows began previews last week, with several more on deck, as Broadway‘s fall season heats up. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 27 Oct. 2026 The song, which soundtracks the entirety of the game’s launch trailer (unlike other previews that used several songs), arrived alongside the news that Justice will compose the game’s score. — Xander Zellner, Billboard, 26 Oct. 2026 Art Basel opened to the public on Friday after three days of previews, but organizers canceled its Saturday and Sunday sessions, citing security concerns. — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 23 Oct. 2026
Verb
Peter Berg previews upcoming 'Call of Duty' movie The absolute last thing anyone wants to see from Berg and Sheridan is a war movie that is anything less than gritty and excellent. — David Hookstead Outkick, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2026 After all, his first major assignment for the German marque was to design the Mission S, a concept that previews what will be just the fifth supercar in the marque’s history. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 23 Oct. 2026 Karl Mayer previews new knitting machinery in China Karl Mayer will demonstrate new machinery for apparel, footwear and technical textiles at its Changzhou, China, facility during ITMA Asia 2026. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2026 The clip also previews the documentary’s title before revealing its February premiere on Hulu and ESPN. — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026 The song previews Happy Tears, which acknowledges Mogwai’s 30-year history. — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 30 Sep. 2026 Our Michigan State insider Chris Solari previews the Spartans' Week 2 matchup against Eastern Michigan on Saturday. — Christian Romo, Freep.com, 11 Sep. 2026 Showrunner Clyde Phillips previews the emergence of the two new serial killers, as well as the shocking return of Krysten Ritter. — Derek Lawrence, Entertainment Weekly, 8 Sep. 2026 Hugo Weaving’s Frank Harkness, the nefarious birth father of agent River Cartwright (Jack Lowdon), also makes an appearance, and the trailer previews plenty of explosions, shootouts and even hand-to-hand combat. — Lisa De Los Reyes, HollywoodReporter, 18 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for previews
Noun
  • The full dress rehearsals were performed twice in late October, drawing spectators along both sides of the river.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 1 Nov. 2026
  • In June of 2025, Bob went to Lithuania to stage rehearsals of a new production and then to Ljubljana, Slovenia, to direct Tristan and Isolde.
    — Keith McDermott, Vanity Fair, 30 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • In a separate incident Sunday, Basabe flagged down police to report that a parking garage employee grabbed and threw his phone to the ground, the report shows.
    — Sofia Saric, Miami Herald, 3 Nov. 2026
  • Trump spent time listing numerous other renovation projects around the capital, arguing that the construction work shows how his presidency is delivering for the American people.
    — Ana Ceballos, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Physicists have now recreated this situation in the laboratory, building a three-component quantum system that displays competing magnetic correlations.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Besides the night and daytime modes, there is also a navigation mode which displays your cardinal direction alongside degrees of your azimuth and elevation angles.
    — Harry Bennett, Space.com, 6 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • The company presents the convenience-store event as a practical demonstration of its technologies working together in an everyday environment.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
  • But Liba Vineyard, a luxury glamping site made up of three pod-style homes in Porton, just a 15-minute taxi ride from Salisbury station, presents no such problem.
    — Chloe Laws, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Moments after being introduced, Kino announces to her boyfriend that her father is dead.
    — James Marsh, Variety, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The king announces that whoever can lift and string a sacred bow belonging to the Hindu deity Shiva may marry his daughter, Sita.
    — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The gel exhibits strong shear thinning, meaning its viscosity decreases 100 times as the shear rate increases, which is the secret sauce to making rocket and satellite fuel easier to store and deliver to engines.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2026
  • According to the team, Paul exhibits the patience and nonchalance of The Dude, an extremely chill character from the 1998 film The Big Lebowski.
    — Laura Baisas, Popular Science, 29 Oct. 2026
Verb
  • The full-scale prototype now offers a clearer look at the engineering choices behind the aircraft.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Located in a snug dining room on the ground floor, Lotti offers daily breakfast—farm yogurt and fruit, rösti and eggs with ham and fresh sourdough bread.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026

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