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
variants or less commonly première or premier
premiered also premièred; premiering also premièring
1
: to have a first public performance
The movie/play will premiere next week.
2
: to appear for the first time as a star performer
He premiered in the title role on Broadway.
: to give a first public performance of
The movie was premiered at the film festival.
: 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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Examples of premiere in a Sentence
Noun The movie will have its premiere next week. Verb The movie premieres next week.
Recent Examples on the Web
Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026 After its off-Broadway premiere in 2002, The Last Five Years grew in popularity primarily through its cast album. —Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2026
Dennis Lim, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026 The news comes as The Boys enters its fifth and final season, which premiered April 8, with two episodes and will roll out weekly ahead of its series finale on May 20. —Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
Ben Kamisar, NBC news, 23 Apr. 2026 Per information from Discovery, the season will pay tribute to Meadows in its premiere episode, and also share how his loss has impacted the Aleutian Lady crew and the fishing community. —Michael Schneider, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for premiere
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Noun
Stanley Tucci looks sharp in a navy blue blazer in New York City on April 16 while getting ready for The Devil Wears Prada 2 premiere. —Toria Sheffield, PEOPLE, 21 Apr. 2026 After its off-Broadway premiere in 2002, The Last Five Years grew in popularity primarily through its cast album. —Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2026
Verb
That same year the American independent filmmaker Sean Baker premiered his comedy caper Tangerine, shot on an iPhone 5s, at Sundance, aligning the emerging category of the cell phone movie with a tradition of scrappy, low-budget ingenuity. —Dennis Lim, The New York Review of Books, 25 Apr. 2026 The news comes as The Boys enters its fifth and final season, which premiered April 8, with two episodes and will roll out weekly ahead of its series finale on May 20. —Angelique Brenes, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
Usually the top picks in the draft are dominated with the sport’s premiere positions — quarterback, offensive tackle and edge rusher primarily — the ones that command the most money on the open market. —Ben Kamisar, NBC news, 23 Apr. 2026 Per information from Discovery, the season will pay tribute to Meadows in its premiere episode, and also share how his loss has impacted the Aleutian Lady crew and the fishing community. —Michael Schneider, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for premiere
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“Premiere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.grautoblog.com/dictionary/premiere. Accessed 27 Apr. 2026.
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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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