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
  • While doing so has helped millions of individuals access the power of electronics, the shrinking size of transistors is presenting problems at mass manufacturing scales.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
  • When presenting to ownership at Matfen Hall in April, Harper showed a graphic of the progress of the under-18s over five seasons, with third place in 2025-26 their best finishing position.
    — Chris Waugh, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of presenting
Verb
  • Garen notes that naming or displaying a device may offer limited distinction when nearby practices provide comparable services.
    — Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Perhaps a swimsuit on a chair, or in an inner courtyard balcony, but what are these people thinking, displaying their underwear?
    — Jacobina Martin, Washington Post, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of displaying
Verb
  • And with oil prices showing no sign of returning to pre-Iran war levels this year, pressure is increasing on the Fed to combat that sticky inflation by raising interest rates at its next policy-setting meeting in September.
    — Brian Cheung, NBC news, 28 Aug. 2026
  • An investor gazes at a share price board showing various stocks on the Tokyo Stock Exchange in Tokyo on August 25, 2015.
    — Justina Lee, CNBC, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of showing
Verb
  • Both Daltrey and Starkey have made public statements announcing and confirming the somewhat surprising musical reconciliation.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 29 Aug. 2026
  • But the retail historian in me has never been able to let go of the fact that the chart is wrong, and that the wire story announcing Walmart's rise in 1991 was wrong in exactly the same way.
    — Jason Goldberg, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of announcing
Verb
  • Additional students were taken to a local hospital for evaluation after exhibiting symptoms, district officials said.
    — Emma Bussey , Bill Melugin, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The $15,000 Bronx Museum Acquisition Prize supports the purchase by the Bronx Museum of the Arts of a work by an artist exhibiting in the fair’s Presents section.
    — News Desk, Artforum, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of exhibiting

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“Previewing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/previewing. Accessed 1 Sep. 2026.

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