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also début
as in premiere
the first time an actor, musician, athlete, etc., does something in public or for the public
He made his singing debut at a very young age. She is making her television debut in the new sitcom.
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as in to arrive
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Recent Examples of debut
Chantel Jennings, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, León will make his Viña del Mar debut, also performing with his full band from Hermosillo, Mexico.
—Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 26 Feb. 2025
C. Trent Rosecrans, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
His Cup Series team debuted in 2021, with Suárez driving the team’s only chartered entry that year.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 14 Feb. 2025
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Noun
Some of the players drafted in this year’s class were born just before Taurasi’s rookie debut in Phoenix.
—Chantel Jennings, The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Meanwhile, León will make his Viña del Mar debut, also performing with his full band from Hermosillo, Mexico.
—Jessica Roiz, Billboard, 26 Feb. 2025
Verb
Miley debuted in 2011, and veterans like Joe Saunders, Ian Kennedy and J.J. Putz helped show him how to be a big-league pitcher, on and off the mound.
—C. Trent Rosecrans, The Athletic, 14 Feb. 2025
His Cup Series team debuted in 2021, with Suárez driving the team’s only chartered entry that year.
—Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for debut
Noun
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Two weeks before the trial, Richards had been at the RCA Building preparing to act as host, with the rest of the Stones, on SNL’s season premiere.—
Jillian Sederholm,
EW.com,
18 Feb. 2025
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The White Lotus Season 3 premiere welcomed 2.4M cross-platform U.S. viewers on Sunday night, according to HBO.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
18 Feb. 2025
Verb
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When an officer arrived at the scene of the attack, Apollo charged at the officer, who shot at the dog, police said in court records.—
Laura A. Bischoff,
USA TODAY,
19 Feb. 2025
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Those different facets of Tom’s appeal will all come into play when a dangerously idyllic young family arrives at the resort — the kind whose telegenic beauty would almost feel wasted if it weren’t being used to hide an ugly secret of some kind.—
David Ehrlich,
IndieWire,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Actually haven’t really got lured into any TV appearances or anything like that.—
Seth Abramovitch,
The Hollywood Reporter,
26 Feb. 2025
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Kacey Musgraves looked to the brand for her SNL promo, while Reneé Rapp and Sophia Bush have both sported pieces for red carpet appearances.—
Michael Cuby,
Them,
26 Feb. 2025
Verb
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As the new year dawned, key players on both sides were confident the deal was on track to formally close.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
19 Feb. 2025
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Much of the traditional oppositional playbook has, in the dawning Second Age of Trump, come to seem ineffective, pointless, even counterproductive.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
Verb
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The average tariff on all U.S. imports would rise from less than 3% to about 20%, Ashworth estimated.—
Paul Davidson,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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Between July 2020 and July 2024, Census Bureau figures show the state's population rose from 29.1 million to 31.3 million, an increase of almost four eight percent in just four years.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
16 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The image that emerged is of a rare private-sector voice literate in both climate science and financial markets—and one willing to make the business case for climate to any audience.—
Justin Worland,
TIME,
25 Feb. 2025
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The chain has been stumbling since filing for bankruptcy in 2019 and has struggled to stay relevant among emerging brands and cheap online options including Shein and Fashion Nova.—
Caroline Petrow-Cohen,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Fires broke out in the Pacific Palisades and Altadena neighborhoods of Los Angeles on Jan. 7 and were not 100% contained until Jan. 31.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
24 Feb. 2025
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Suddenly, this fight broke out between two of the large male hippos, tossing water in the air.—
Cecilia Rodriguez,
Forbes,
24 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The officer repeatedly instructed the elderly man to drop the gun, and when backup officers arrived and issued the same command, the man continued to aim the weapon at them.—
Elizabeth Keogh,
New York Daily News,
19 Feb. 2025
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The runway where the plane crashed is expected to remain closed through at least Thursday evening, according to a notice issued to pilots Tuesday.—
Andy Rose,
CNN,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Debut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debut. Accessed 1 Mar. 2025.
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