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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
Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026
Bad Bunny's record-breaking history could boost NFL's ratings Since his 2018 debut album, Bad Bunny has reached peaks in his career time and time again.
—Pamela Avila, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
Later this year, Fairyland will debut a puppet program inspired by Native American folklore as Metz and Miller seek to continue to diversify Fairyland’s offerings.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Johnstone is also the writer/director of 2014’s Housebound, a New Zealand haunted house comedy and his feature directorial debut.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 3 Feb. 2026
Bad Bunny's record-breaking history could boost NFL's ratings Since his 2018 debut album, Bad Bunny has reached peaks in his career time and time again.
—Pamela Avila, USA Today, 3 Feb. 2026
Verb
Outside of The Bear, Matheson is also preparing to debut his own new project.
—Moná Thomas, PEOPLE, 21 Jan. 2026
Later this year, Fairyland will debut a puppet program inspired by Native American folklore as Metz and Miller seek to continue to diversify Fairyland’s offerings.
—Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for debut
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For the splashy Love Story premiere in New York tonight, meanwhile, Pidgeon wanted to nod to her character’s distinctive dressing approach with her very own red carpet look.—
Christian Allaire,
Vogue,
4 Feb. 2026
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The announcement ramped up speculation that the premiere will coincide somehow with the 2026 FIFA World Cup.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
3 Feb. 2026
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For all the focus on United’s recent upturn in form, Fulham will arrive at Old Trafford on a run of just one defeat from their last eight league games.—
Graham Ruthven,
New York Times,
31 Jan. 2026
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Parking currently costs 4 euros — a little under $5 — per day, but Pernthaler says prices will rise to discourage visitors who arrive solely to take a quick photo.—
Barbie Latza Nadeau,
CNN Money,
31 Jan. 2026
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Following his assassination, Erika became the new CEO and chair of TPUSA, and has made public appearances at various events.—
Lori A Bashian,
FOXNews.com,
1 Feb. 2026
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Following that series, Wilson dedicated his life to ministry, making one more small-screen appearance for a four-episode arc on UPN’s Girlfriends in 2005.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
31 Jan. 2026
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As part of Congress, Menefee could face voting on controversial issues in coming weeks.—
Kate Perez,
USA Today,
2 Feb. 2026
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Hicks had been owed $25 million over the next two seasons, a liability that came with a hefty payroll tax for Boston.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Feb. 2026
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Not coincidentally Miami won its last playoff game — its last to this day — in the 2000 season just as New England’s rise was dawning.—
Greg Cote
January 26,
Miami Herald,
26 Jan. 2026
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Sunday dawned sunny and clear with blue skies and little wind, allowing the climb to go ahead.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
25 Jan. 2026
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That leads to high temperatures, which create a glowing protostar due to the rapid (kinetic) motion of the internal gas particles, and eventually, after a few tens of millions of years, the core temperatures rise high enough (above 4 million K or so) that nuclear fusion of hydrogen begins.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
6 Feb. 2026
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The information will be incorporated into the NEMO ocean model, which forms part of the UK Earth System Model, improving predictions as polar ice loss accelerates with rising global temperatures.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Feb. 2026
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As silicon scaling slows and energy costs climb, multiple alternative computing paradigms are emerging in parallel.—
Matthew S Williams,
Interesting Engineering,
5 Feb. 2026
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But since his 2016 debut, Bad Bunny has emerged as the leader of a new cohort of barrier-breaking artists, among them Karol G, J Balvin, Anitta and Peso Pluma, who are globalizing the genre and redefining crossover appeal with their fierce cultural pride.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
5 Feb. 2026
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After losing two games at home over the past four days, ASU will look to break out of its shooting slump on the road at Coastal Carolina on Wednesday.—
Michael Harley,
Arkansas Online,
1 Feb. 2026
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Madison Square Garden has issued a statement warning that anyone fighting at the arena could face a lifetime ban after multiple brawls broke out during an event on Friday.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
31 Jan. 2026
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