variants
or less commonly première
plural premieres also premières
1
: a first performance or exhibition
the premiere of a play
the show's premiere episode
2
: the chief actress of a theatrical cast
pre·miere
premiered also premièred; premiering also premièring
1
: to have a first public performance
2
: to appear for the first time as a star performer
: to give a first public performance of
: premier
In addition to the sporting events, Lillehammer also offers one of Norway's premiere cultural sites in the Maihaugen Open Air Museum …—
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William E. SchmidtExamples of premiere in a Sentence
Noun
The movie will have its premiere next week.
Verb
The movie premieres next week.
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Paul Tassi, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
But Christoph Schwarz’s Piggy Bank, which gets its U.K. premiere at Glasgow on Monday, takes a very different approach, mixing mockumentary and self-experiment in a way that has become the filmmaker’s signature style throughout his shorts, videos, and other creative works.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Mar. 2025
Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 3 Mar. 2025
The film premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, where Sing J. Lee won Best Director for his East- the story of an elderly Vietnamese immigrant taxi driver taken hostage (based on a true story).
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2025
Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 4 Mar. 2025
Prime Video’s Reese Witherspoon-Will Ferrell comedy You’re Cordially Invited led the movie rankings with 827 million minutes of viewing for its premiere weekend.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Right around its premiere, there was an ET interview that talked about the future of the show, which no, is not labeled as a miniseries, and like Mindy Kaling’s other projects, wants to run for multiple seasons.
—Paul Tassi, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
But Christoph Schwarz’s Piggy Bank, which gets its U.K. premiere at Glasgow on Monday, takes a very different approach, mixing mockumentary and self-experiment in a way that has become the filmmaker’s signature style throughout his shorts, videos, and other creative works.
—Georg Szalai, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Mar. 2025
Verb
The new episodes will air on Nickelodeon but the earlier seasons of the show can be streamed on Paramount+, including season 10, which will premiere on the platform on March 19.
—Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 3 Mar. 2025
The film premiered at the 2023 Sundance Film Festival, where Sing J. Lee won Best Director for his East- the story of an elderly Vietnamese immigrant taxi driver taken hostage (based on a true story).
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 2 Mar. 2025
Adjective
Starz has not yet announced a premiere date for Outlander‘s final season.
—Kimberly Roots, TVLine, 4 Mar. 2025
Prime Video’s Reese Witherspoon-Will Ferrell comedy You’re Cordially Invited led the movie rankings with 827 million minutes of viewing for its premiere weekend.
—Rick Porter, The Hollywood Reporter, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Premiere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/premiere. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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premiere
1 of 2 noun
pre·miere
pri-ˈmye(ə)r 
-ˈmi(ə)r
-ˈmi(ə)r
: a first performance or showing
premiere of a play
premiere
2 of 2 adjective
: premier
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