Pres
noun
a male given name, form of Presley.
Pres
1 American
[pres, prez]
/ prɛs, prɛz /
noun
pres.
2
American
abbreviation
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present.
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presidency.
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president.
Pres.
3
American
abbreviation
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Presbyterian.
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President.
Pres.
British
abbreviation
Example Sentences
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New-home sales for October are due at 10 a.m., with St. Louis Fed Pres.
From MarketWatch ● Jan. 13, 2026
Both photos were sent out by the Associated Pres.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 27, 2025
It’s not clear what meeting Moore is referring to, but according to the Christian Post, Unguryan was on Capitol Hill the week of Pres.
From Salon ● Apr. 22, 2024
Jersey Post said it would re-open its offices at Rue des Pres and Broad Street which were were closed on Thursday because of the storm.
From BBC ● Nov. 3, 2023
Stevens, Thaddeus, Republican leader in Penn., 276; leader of House, 281; sketch of, 282; opposes Pres.
From The Negro and the Nation A History of American Slavery and Enfranchisement by Merriam, George Spring
MONDALE, 9:06: One of the first and central issues is what will the VP do when he disagrees with the pres. candidate.
From New York Times ● Oct. 4, 2016
See you next month at the ASP $10,000 Fear at the Pier pres. by Xcel Pro Junior at Huntington Beach from July 8th to 9th, 2006.
From Time Magazine Archive
Subjunctive mood, pres. tense, If I do; imperf. if I did; and so on.
From English Grammar in Familiar Lectures by Kirkham, Samuel
Does, duz, 3d pers. sing. pres. indic. of Do.
From Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 1 of 4: A-D) by Various
Susiscanes may be explained as "splendidus juvenis," from quc, "splendere," pres. part, cao-cat, and kainin, "adolescens, juvenis."
“Ignoring the fact that it’s weird to wear them on stage, Pres. Macron demonstrates how sunglasses should fit—the width of the frame corresponds to the width of his head,” said fashion designer Gracia Ventus.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 22, 2026
“Thank you Pres. Carter for your decades of leadership, service, & wisdom — the future is brighter because of your work.”
From Seattle Times ● Feb. 22, 2023
"In the 1974 impeachment proceedings, Pres. Nixon produced dozens of recordings. In 1998, Pres. Clinton physically gave his blood."
From The Guardian ● Dec. 4, 2019
“Would only join TPP if the deal were substantially better than the deal offered to Pres. Obama,” he wrote.
From Washington Post ● Apr. 12, 2018
Pres. amandus esse, to deserve to be loved.
From New Latin Grammar by Bennett, Charles E. (Charles Edwin)
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