variants or slide show
plural slideshows or slide shows
1
: a presentation of photographic slides (see slide entry 2 sense 5b) projected on a surface or displayed on a screen one after another
She projected a slideshow from her mother's archive against a muslin sheet that she also drew on, putting a layered landscape in the top left corner, and then she hung a painting her mother never finished in the walk-in closet.Catherine Wagley
Seniors were all gathered in the auxiliary gym for lunch, where a dozen or so giant sandwiches from Subway were laid out for them along with cake as they watched a slideshow of their classmates' pictures from when they were toddlers.Sam Craig
2
: a collection of electronic images (as on a website) presented to be viewed one after another
Click through the attached slideshow for more information on the 15+ small businesses that will be part of the Sherman Phoenix.The Milwaukee Business Journal

Examples of slideshow in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web The vast majority of the slideshow and reports’ 160 pages were redacted before the transportation authority provided the documents to The Sun, but the remaining words offer hints into the studies. Hayes Gardner, Baltimore Sun, 10 Aug. 2024 To discover all the fashion and beauty launches available this August, click through the slideshow ahead. Alicia Lansom, refinery29.com, 8 Aug. 2024 On his Instagram story Thursday, Joel posted a slideshow of photos featuring a number of these guests on stage with him throughout the years. Rebecca Cohen, NBC News, 25 July 2024 The slideshow included some of Crawford's most famous modeling campaigns from the '90s, including her 1992 Pepsi ad that solidified her superstar status. Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 5 July 2024 See all Example Sentences for slideshow 

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Word History

First Known Use

1917, in the meaning defined at sense 1

Time Traveler
The first known use of slideshow was in 1917

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“Slideshow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slideshow. Accessed 18 Aug. 2024.

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