slideshow
Americannoun
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a presentation of photographic slides, or images on a transparent base, placed in a projector and viewed sequentially on a screen.
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a presentation of digital images, sometimes with text, viewed in progression on a screen.
Etymology
Origin of slideshow
Example Sentences
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Six of her fellow jurors said she brought in a thumb drive containing a slideshow presentation she created at home using AI, which they said appeared to violate the judge’s instructions against outside research.
From The Wall Street Journal • May 20, 2026
Ukraine's newly installed defence minister Mykhailo Fedorov waltzed on stage like a stand-up comedian to take the mic in front of journalists in Kyiv as a sleek slideshow zoomed across a map of the country.
From Barron's • Mar. 12, 2026
Manus in March released a demo of its AI agent, which is designed to handle more-complex tasks than a typical chatbot, such as producing a 100-page research report, generating a slideshow or building a website.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025
At one point during his first-term courtship of North Korean dictator Kim Jong-un, he proposed turning the barren country’s coastline into a string of hotels and resorts—and even presented a slideshow illustrating the possibilities.
From Slate • Nov. 20, 2025
Afterward, Emma Jean entertained the girls with a slideshow from a trip she had recently taken to Paris and London.
From "Hidden Figures" by Margot Lee Shetterly
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