Definitions

presentation

[prez-uhn-tey-shuhn, pree-zen-] / ˌprɛz ənˈteɪ ʃən, ˌpri zɛn- /

NOUN

performance; something given, displayed

Synonyms

STRONGEST

appearance delivery demonstration display introduction offering production proposal reception show submission

STRONG

act arrangement award bestowal conferral debut donation exhibition exposition giving investiture knockdown launch launching overture pitch present proposition remembrance rendition representation spiel staging

WEAK

coming out delivering dog and pony show sales pitch

Antonyms

STRONGEST

concealment hiding reality

Example Sentences

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His replacement, John Ternus, did not appear as part of the main keynote presentation but was seated in the front row next to Cook at a media briefing on the company's new Siri AI features.

From BBC • Jun. 8, 2026

The presentation marked Apple CEO Tim Cook's final appearance at the company's annual Worldwide developers conference -- Cook will cede the reins to longtime executive John Ternus in September.

From Barron's • Jun. 8, 2026

“We had a really good presentation with all the federations down there and we ended up getting almost all of the African vote,” Reed remembered triumphantly.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 7, 2026

“They didn’t even know what they had,” Sunshine general manager Tom Henderson last year told the Coeur d’Alene Regional Chamber, which posted a video of his presentation online.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 4, 2026

The National Woman Suffrage Association’s annual meeting was taking place down the street, so the women decided to suspend their morning events in order to listen to Woodhull make her presentation.

From "Votes for Women!" by Winifred Conkling

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TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)

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