slideshow
noun
slide·show
ˈslīd-ˌshō 
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
Catherine WagleySeniors 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
Sam Craig2
: 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
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Kloss also shared the news on Instagram to her 12 million followers, posting a slideshow that included photos of her baby bump and those of her two other sons: four-year-old Levi and 19-month-old Elijah.
—Elise Taylor, Vogue, 17 Mar. 2025
Moretz flashed her sparkling rock again in another Instagram slideshow posted the following June.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 10 Mar. 2025
Just several months earlier, in August 2022, the Scream 2 star posted an Instagram slideshow of her and Dane's European vacation with their teen daughters.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Taylor Hasselhoff-Fiore, one of two daughters Pamela shared with David Hasselhoff, shared a slideshow of photos featuring Pamela that was originally posted in 2024 on Mother's Day.
—Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2025
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Elise Taylor, Vogue, 17 Mar. 2025
Moretz flashed her sparkling rock again in another Instagram slideshow posted the following June.
—Jen Juneau, People.com, 10 Mar. 2025
Just several months earlier, in August 2022, the Scream 2 star posted an Instagram slideshow of her and Dane's European vacation with their teen daughters.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
Taylor Hasselhoff-Fiore, one of two daughters Pamela shared with David Hasselhoff, shared a slideshow of photos featuring Pamela that was originally posted in 2024 on Mother's Day.
—Lauryn Overhultz, Fox News, 13 Mar. 2025
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“Slideshow.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/slideshow. Accessed 4 Apr. 2025.
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