PREMIERE Synonyms: 66 Similar and Opposite Words

premiere

noun

Definition of premiere

as in debut

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Recent Examples of premiere The mysteries have been building since the series premiere, and last week’s episode left us in outer-space with another big cliffhanger. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026 The university’s grounds also appeared in the season premiere. — Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Aug. 2026 The Broadway premiere of Downstate has not been officially announced, and aside from the marquee lights no Downstate signage on the Booth is evident. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2026 The movie will world-premiere at the Toronto International Film Festival ahead of a fall awards-season release. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 28 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for premiere

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Noun

Adapted from the debut play of writer Ezra England, the series is being co-developed with Platform Presents, which also co-produced the original stage production.

— Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026
The bet is that the interesting content will entice fans around the world and grow the series’ audience as the debut of its second season draws near.

— Brian Steinberg, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of debut

Noun

These wild swings in the numbers came while residents here didn’t notice any change to the slow but steady arrival of newcomers in dilapidated coaches.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 28 Aug. 2026
But its arrivals-to-departures ratio—a measure of hires relative to exits—has fallen sharply, according to Zeki.

— Andrew Nusca, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of arrival

Noun

The emergence of television forced Hollywood to adapt in the 1950s, while the proliferation of cable and satellite channels in the ’80s and ’90s prompted fears that fragmentation would undermine quality.

— Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
The emergence of new technology has long inspired humans to shape our environments.

— George C. Lee II, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of emergence

Noun

The advent of polymerase chain reaction, or PCR, testing, in the nineteen-eighties, enabled scientists to make numerous copies of the DNA or RNA in a sample, and that dramatically increased the sensitivity of diagnostic tests.

— Jason Liebowitz, New Yorker, 25 Aug. 2026
With the advent of NIL and college realignment in college sports, many folks long for the good ol’ days.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026

Definition of advent

Noun

With the acclaim came the awards, the invitations to give commencement speeches, the honorary degrees, the chance to perform before thousands of fans at big-time sports events.

— Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 25 Aug. 2026
In a 1991 commencement speech at Georgia Tech, Brian Dyson told students to imagine life as a game of juggling five balls — work, family, health, friends and spirit.

— Amy Wenk, AJC.com, 24 Aug. 2026

Definition of commencement

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To stay in the chase, the Twins desperately need collective performances such as Sunday’s when Zebby Matthews provided a dominant start and the lineup pieced together enough offense to avoid a sweep at the hands of Chicago.

— Dan Hayes, New York Times, 31 Aug. 2026
In 2024, when Malik Nabers’ first-round selection changed the depth chart, Slayton memorably caught only 10 total passes for 122 yards in the Giants’ first four games during a 1-3 start.

— Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of start

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Training units would not need to replace the complete launch pod after every firing cycle.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 29 Aug. 2026
After the launch of the iPhone in 2007 transformed the smartphone industry, BlackBerry fought hard to keep its consumer mobile division alive with new devices — but ultimately lost the battle.

— Arjun Kharpal,Kai Nicol-Schwarz, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026

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