slideshow
Americannoun
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slideshows
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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.
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As a slideshow prepared by an executive explained, “We thrive in the valley of death,” the term for the bureaucratic gap where research languishes without being developed into a product.
From Salon ● Sep. 23, 2026
That slideshow, reviewed by the Journal, hasn’t been released.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
The school released its summary after university officials viewed a slideshow with detailed findings prepared by the firm.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026
Included in the slideshow they posted Thursday is what appears to be a sonogram image of a fetus in a womb, throwing a “rock on” hand signal.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 14, 2026
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
Throughout the set which included classics like Common People, This Is Hardcore, and Underwear, Jarvis treated the crowd to a sermon of Pulp history, with slideshows of artwork, postcards, and visuals from throughout the years.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Managers were ordered to stop spending weeks preparing elaborate slideshows for unproductive talkfests.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 29, 2025
This ad-supported digital ecosystem is the foundation of everything on the internet, news and otherwise, from the business models of Google and Facebook to the popularity of Daily Mail slideshows.
From Slate ● May 21, 2025
The campaign videos Mamdani's team produces eschew heavily seasoned graphics, corny slideshows and melodramatic voiceovers in favor of highlighting their own candidate, who seems to be everywhere.
From Salon ● May 1, 2025
In a push to maximize revenues, Great Hill set about firing staffers, introducing spammy autoplay ads and asking staff to write more slideshows, which require readers to click more times than regular stories.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 1, 2023
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