as in maid
a young upper-class woman who has begun going to special parties where she will meet and be seen by other people from the upper class
The invitation-only event is a prized ticket for the city's debutantes.
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Recent Examples of debutante
This year's debutantes included Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin's daughter Apple Martin, Sophia Loren's granddaughter Lucia Sofia Ponti and other impressive young women with royal titles and standings.
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Esther Kang, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
This year's debutantes included Sophie, Apple Martin and other intelligent and well-traveled young women with impressive titles.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
The 2024 debutantes, including Lucia Ponti on the front row, center.
—Emma Bocchi, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2024
Apple Martin has faced an influx of criticism following a viral video of her and another young woman at their debutante ball.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Esther Kang, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
This year's debutantes included Sophie, Apple Martin and other intelligent and well-traveled young women with impressive titles.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
The 2024 debutantes, including Lucia Ponti on the front row, center.
—Emma Bocchi, Vogue, 6 Dec. 2024
Apple Martin has faced an influx of criticism following a viral video of her and another young woman at their debutante ball.
—Charna Flam, People.com, 6 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for debutante
Noun
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He’s shown sitting in an armchair next to his similarly dressed daughter, who is giving him a handful of flowers; just behind them is a maid placing a basket of fruit.—
Francesca Aton,
ARTnews.com,
24 Mar. 2025
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At the time of her killing, Curran was working part time as a maid at the local Colonial Motor Inn, which, according to VTDigger, is located near Bundy’s birthplace in Burlington.—
Sean Neumann,
People.com,
23 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Deadline is hearing the script is about Delaney Pitts, a nerdy teenage virgin who has a secret online life as an erotic fan fiction author.—
Justin Kroll,
Deadline,
8 Apr. 2025
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And while virgins do have the lowest risk overall, this number has declined significantly over time.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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But Demi losing to an ingenue was a perfect Substance-worthy twist in itself.—
Rob Sheffield,
Rolling Stone,
3 Mar. 2025
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The Academy loves a young ingenue, and so the narrative supporting her potential win on Oscar night has also had momentum.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
2 Mar. 2025
Noun
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Its maiden and hero product, Rested, hones in on sleep as the fundamental step to optimizing cognitive and immune function.—
Bianca Salonga,
Forbes.com,
1 Apr. 2025
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Their violence — in medieval bestiaries, unicorns are regularly said to have beef with elephants and take them down by goring their bellies — is contrasted with their gentleness towards maidens and innate understanding of purity.—
Sarah Shachat,
IndieWire,
28 Mar. 2025
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Still, a high deb burden remains a key risk factor.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
1 Oct. 2024
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The viral video showed Martin, dressed in custom blue Valentino, in a moment with another deb, French countess Aliénor Loppin de Montmort.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
18 Dec. 2024
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“Debutante.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debutante. Accessed 23 Apr. 2025.
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