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
Everyone knows that Christmas is about three things: spiritual reflection, spending time with family, and debutante balls.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
Boris Kodjoe and Nicole Ari Parker now have a daughter who’s a debutante!
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 3 Dec. 2024
But Apple Martin will always be the first debutante to wear custom Alessandro Michele.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 30 Nov. 2024
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Esther Kang, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Everyone knows that Christmas is about three things: spiritual reflection, spending time with family, and debutante balls.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
Boris Kodjoe and Nicole Ari Parker now have a daughter who’s a debutante!
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 3 Dec. 2024
But Apple Martin will always be the first debutante to wear custom Alessandro Michele.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 30 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for debutante
Recent Examples of Synonyms for debutante
Noun
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By the 1950s, the talented author who had worked with Langston Hughes and won a Guggenheim fellowship was struggling to make ends meet, working as a maid and taking other odd jobs.—
Ellen Wexler,
Smithsonian Magazine,
16 Jan. 2025
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To escape the horrors of the Holocaust, Keleti, who was born in Budapest, hid out in Hungary by taking on a fake identity while working as a maid.—
Danielle Jennings,
People.com,
2 Jan. 2025
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Thomas watches as a naked virgin rides a horse, which is meant to stumble upon reaching the grave of a vampire.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes,
10 Jan. 2025
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The Christmas story is about a virgin offering the sacrifice of her own body to bring the Savior into the world.—
Alissa Wilkinson,
New York Times,
27 Dec. 2024
Noun
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Gerwig plays Naomi, the ingenue who rolls into Arthur's life in an unexpected meet cute in Grand Central.—
George Monastiriakos,
Newsweek,
31 Dec. 2024
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Purser’s Anne isn’t the demure ingenue of more traditional productions, even though McDonald’s Edouard Dindon has no problem playing the farcical parental heavy.—
Charles McNulty,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Nov. 2024
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The song is Abrams’ maiden No. 1 hit in the U.K., and followed the release of a deluxe edition of her sophomore LP, The Secret of Us, in October.—
Thomas Smith,
Billboard,
10 Jan. 2025
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Understandably titled Talk Tuah, the pod debuted earlier this week with comedian Whitney Cummings as its maiden guest.—
Nicholas Quah,
Vulture,
12 Sep. 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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Now every nubile deb has her eye on him, and our poor heroine doesn’t seem to stand a chance.—
Judy Berman,
TIME,
16 May 2024
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“Debutante.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debutante. Accessed 1 Feb. 2025.
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