slideshow
noun
slide·show
ˈslīd-ˌshō 
variants
or slide show
plural slideshows or slide shows
1
: a presentation of photographic slides (see slide entry 2 sense 5b) projected on a surface or displayed on a screen one after another
She projected a slideshow from her mother's archive against a muslin sheet that she also drew on, putting a layered landscape in the top left corner, and then she hung a painting her mother never finished in the walk-in closet.—
Catherine Wagley
Catherine WagleySeniors were all gathered in the auxiliary gym for lunch, where a dozen or so giant sandwiches from Subway were laid out for them along with cake as they watched a slideshow of their classmates' pictures from when they were toddlers.—Sam Craig
Sam Craig2
: a collection of electronic images (as on a website) presented to be viewed one after another
Click through the attached slideshow for more information on the 15+ small businesses that will be part of the Sherman Phoenix.—The Milwaukee Business Journal
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Brown, 21, shared a three-photo slideshow on Instagram on Feb. 28 — her own look embellished with her signature social media cutout decals, another angle of the entire ensemble and finally Paltrow, then 26, wearing the shimmery dress.
—Rachel Raposas, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
The board meeting featured a slideshow that indicated pre-sales of NASCAR Heat 5 were very poor, 27% behind NASCAR Heat 4 (the previous game in the series) at the same time in development.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Despite getting Verified status, the sheer magnitude of onscreen enemies combined with particle effects during the last 10 minutes of a run slowed the framerate to a slideshow.
—Jason Evangelho, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
And get that warrant quickly, the slideshow presses, because alcohol levels dissipate over time in the body.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
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Rachel Raposas, People.com, 28 Feb. 2025
The board meeting featured a slideshow that indicated pre-sales of NASCAR Heat 5 were very poor, 27% behind NASCAR Heat 4 (the previous game in the series) at the same time in development.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 Feb. 2025
Despite getting Verified status, the sheer magnitude of onscreen enemies combined with particle effects during the last 10 minutes of a run slowed the framerate to a slideshow.
—Jason Evangelho, Forbes, 16 Jan. 2025
And get that warrant quickly, the slideshow presses, because alcohol levels dissipate over time in the body.
—Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
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“Slideshow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slideshow. Accessed 9 Mar. 2025.
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