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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Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
South Park Season 27 officially gets underway with its premiere starting at 10 p.m. ET/PT on cable’s Comedy Central.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
Part 1 will debut Aug. 6 at 3 a.m. eastern time, and Part 2 will premiere Sept. 3 at 3 a.m. eastern time.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 26 July 2025
Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2025
That will be revealed shortly when CBS announces fall premiere dates.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 11 July 2025
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Noun
The White House has responded after Wednesday night's South Park premiere dedicated the entire episode to attacking President Donald Trump.
—Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 24 July 2025
South Park Season 27 officially gets underway with its premiere starting at 10 p.m. ET/PT on cable’s Comedy Central.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 24 July 2025
Verb
After the series’ premiere was delayed two weeks over Skydance’s pending acquisition of Paramount Global — as well as Paramount Global’s negotiations with Parker and Stone to bring South Park to its Paramount+ streaming platform — Episode 1 finally premiered on Comedy Central on Wednesday.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
Part 1 will debut Aug. 6 at 3 a.m. eastern time, and Part 2 will premiere Sept. 3 at 3 a.m. eastern time.
—Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 26 July 2025
Adjective
What was so tragic, in addition to obviously the catastrophe of the Lincoln assassination, was that the Booth family was the premiere American acting family of the 1800s.
—Seth Abramovitch, HollywoodReporter, 11 July 2025
That will be revealed shortly when CBS announces fall premiere dates.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 11 July 2025
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“Premiere.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/premiere. Accessed 29 Jul. 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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