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preshow

American  
[pree-shoh] / ˈpriˌʃoʊ /

noun

  1. a show or spectacle that precedes the main event or performance.


adjective

  1. occurring in the period leading up to a show.

Example Sentences

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Most preshow work happens in her “dog room,” a basement utility space where pet scrubs and tinctures abound like makeup at Sephora.

From The Wall Street Journal

The academy has confirmed that the casting Oscar will be presented during the live telecast, rather than in a preshow or off-air segment.

From Los Angeles Times

The preshow festivities will kick off at 2 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times

Entertainment Tonight is also hosting a preshow — “ET: Live on the Emmys Red Carpet” — that will air on CBS and Paramount+ beginning at 4 p.m.

From Los Angeles Times

Preshow, the view from one’s seat is of being in a massive old opera house with dusky green drapes flanked by rows of orchestra seats.

From Los Angeles Times