sneak peek
noun
1
: a secret look
She took a sneak peek at the birthday presents hidden in the closet.
2
: a brief showing
We saw a sneak peek of the movie that will be released next month.
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The star shared a sneak peek of the season premiere script on Instagram on May 1 while at a table read and less than a week later, gave insight into the upcoming storylines during an interview on Today with Hoda & Jenna.
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Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
Ahead of its release, Cabello caught up with Rolling Stone about working with Nas and gave a sneak peek of her album C, XOXO, out June 28.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 21 May 2024
Here is a sneak peek of 8 of the quirkiest pieces from this year’s Red Carpet collection.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 16 May 2024
Bay Area foodies and baseball fans can get a sneak peek, when the a monthly Prescott Night Market launches in June.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 16 May 2024
The sneak peek dropped on Wednesday morning to high anticipation after director Jon M. Chu teased the release on social media, also sharing a new featurette that gives fans a look behind the scenes — including at Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande's auditions.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 15 May 2024
Attendees of the 2024 Met Gala weren’t just treated to a rare Ariana Grande concert Monday night (May 6), but also an exclusive sneak peek at how the singer and Cynthia Erivo‘s voices will sound together as Glinda and Elphaba in the upcoming Wicked films.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 7 May 2024
In a trailer premiering exclusively with PEOPLE on Thursday, May 2, viewers get a sneak peek at the rise of Stax Records, an interracial record label that propelled the music of legendary artists like Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, Booker T. & the M.G.’s, The Staple Singers, Sam & Dave and more.
—Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
As part of a presentation from distributor Warner Bros., Taylor-Joy, Hemsworth and writer-director George Miller greeted an enthusiastic crowd at Caesar’s Palace.
Miller, 79, introduced an extended sneak peek full of fiery glimpses of the Wasteland.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
Catherine Santino, Peoplemag, 21 May 2024
Ahead of its release, Cabello caught up with Rolling Stone about working with Nas and gave a sneak peek of her album C, XOXO, out June 28.
—Tomás Mier, Rolling Stone, 21 May 2024
Here is a sneak peek of 8 of the quirkiest pieces from this year’s Red Carpet collection.
—Carol Besler, Robb Report, 16 May 2024
Bay Area foodies and baseball fans can get a sneak peek, when the a monthly Prescott Night Market launches in June.
—Kate Bradshaw, The Mercury News, 16 May 2024
The sneak peek dropped on Wednesday morning to high anticipation after director Jon M. Chu teased the release on social media, also sharing a new featurette that gives fans a look behind the scenes — including at Cynthia Erivo and Ariana Grande's auditions.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 15 May 2024
Attendees of the 2024 Met Gala weren’t just treated to a rare Ariana Grande concert Monday night (May 6), but also an exclusive sneak peek at how the singer and Cynthia Erivo‘s voices will sound together as Glinda and Elphaba in the upcoming Wicked films.
—Hannah Dailey, Billboard, 7 May 2024
In a trailer premiering exclusively with PEOPLE on Thursday, May 2, viewers get a sneak peek at the rise of Stax Records, an interracial record label that propelled the music of legendary artists like Otis Redding, Isaac Hayes, Booker T. & the M.G.’s, The Staple Singers, Sam & Dave and more.
—Daniela Avila, Peoplemag, 2 May 2024
As part of a presentation from distributor Warner Bros., Taylor-Joy, Hemsworth and writer-director George Miller greeted an enthusiastic crowd at Caesar’s Palace.
Miller, 79, introduced an extended sneak peek full of fiery glimpses of the Wasteland.
—Charlotte Phillipp, Peoplemag, 19 Apr. 2024
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