variants also cotillon

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Recent Examples of cotillion Iger, who is set to exit Disney at the end of 2026, has a cotillion with Dana Walden, Alan Bergman and Josh D’Amaro, as well as CFO Hugh Johnston. Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 10 July 2024 The young women of the 2022 Stark County Debutante Cotillion were the first group in decades to take part in the rite of passage ceremony after Black women in Canton began holding cotillions in the 1970s. Isabel Yip, NBC News, 21 June 2024 The children of the Black bourgeoise have likely done etiquette training like cotillion. Maya Richard-Craven, Forbes, 20 Feb. 2024 For many who grow up in the South, cotillion classes are a rite of passage. Betsy Cribb Watson, Southern Living, 9 Jan. 2024 See All Example Sentences for cotillion
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Noun
  • For one scene involving a prom-posal in the Colleen Hoover adaptation, directed by Josh Boone, the two actors felt that their lovestruck characters Clara and Miller would smooch.
    Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 17 Oct. 2025
  • After prom, Thomas later sold the gown to pay her mother back and put money toward college.
    Lydia Patrick, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • In the first song on this more than 29-minute playlist, JJ and his friends don skeleton costumes and create a silly dance in the living room.
    Elisabeth Sherman, Parents, 17 Oct. 2025
  • Blasting the track over and over out of the car, Mighty Bay takes charge, coming up with mini dance routines on the fly and critiquing the little details that are off on each shot.
    Alphonse Pierre, Pitchfork, 17 Oct. 2025

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“Cotillion.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cotillion. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.

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