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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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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Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 18 Mar. 2026
Disney even launched a live-countdown clock that’s ticking off the months, days, hours, minutes and seconds until the film’s mid-December premiere.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
Sam Reed, Glamour, 16 Mar. 2026
Season 1 of Free Bert recently premiered on January 22, 2026 and debuted in the Global Top 10.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 16 Mar. 2026
Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
Saturday Night Live is launching a British version, and Tina Fey — one of the franchise’s most iconic alumni — will host the premiere episode on Sky TV.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Lorne Michaels is executive producing the show, and Variety reported that Michaels and SNL alum Seth Meyers have recently been in London observing table reads as the cast and writers prepare for the premiere.
—Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 18 Mar. 2026
Disney even launched a live-countdown clock that’s ticking off the months, days, hours, minutes and seconds until the film’s mid-December premiere.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 18 Mar. 2026
Verb
Hathaway, Streep, Stanley Tucci, and Emily Blunt—who starred as the aforementioned assistant Emily Charlton in the original DWP—are returning for the sequel, which premieres on May 1.
—Sam Reed, Glamour, 16 Mar. 2026
Season 1 of Free Bert recently premiered on January 22, 2026 and debuted in the Global Top 10.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 16 Mar. 2026
Adjective
The hotel on San Jacinto Boulevard opened in 1986, a year before the premiere SXSW, which focused on music as a way to support venues while students left town during spring break.
—Andrea Guzmán, Austin American Statesman, 17 Mar. 2026
Saturday Night Live is launching a British version, and Tina Fey — one of the franchise’s most iconic alumni — will host the premiere episode on Sky TV.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 17 Mar. 2026
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“Premiere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/premiere. Accessed 20 Mar. 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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