introducing

Bringing people together

Introducing is the present participle of introduce, used when bringing something or someone into a situation for the first time.

A host might say And now, introducing tonight's guest... before an entrance.

Someone introducing a new policy is putting it forward.

When introducing two people, you're facilitating their first meeting: Let me introduce you to my colleague.

Introducing also appears in marketing to announce new products: Introducing the all-new model.

unveiling

reveal

Make something visible

presentation · exhibition · demonstration · expose · unmasking · discovery · announcement · rollout · preview · sneak peek

beginning

inception

Founding moment

outset · genesis · origin · foundation · kickoff · threshold · advent · birth · prologue · onset

debut

premiere

First public performance

breakthrough · emergence · entrance · arrival · newcomer · rookie · debutante · freshman · novice · initiate

announcement

proclamation

Formal public announcement

broadcast · communique · notification · advisory · alert · briefing · update · release · pronouncement · dispatch

presenting

host

One receiving guests

presenter · facilitator · speaker · announcer · narrator · master of ceremonies · compere · toastmaster · panelist · lecturer

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Opposites
beginning vs. ending

introducingconcluding

Bringing to an end

ending · finishing · closing · terminating · wrapping up

adding vs. removing

introducingremoving

Taking something out

withdrawing · extracting · taking away · pulling out · eliminating

establishing vs. abolishing

introducingabolishing

Formally ending something

removing · eliminating · discontinuing · phasing out · repealing

Family

reintroducing

Familiarity
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Abstract · Everyday, not technical · Rated G