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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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Recent Examples of debut
Edward Segarra, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
OpenAI is pulling the plug on Sora, its standalone AI video app, less than two years after its debut.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
John Wenzel, Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2026
The ship will become the ninth in the fleet, with four more slated to debut before 2031.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026
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Noun
Blue Ivy took the stage as a lead dancer during the tour's debut at SoFi Stadium in Los Angeles, stunning fans with her fierce performances.
—Edward Segarra, USA Today, 24 Mar. 2026
OpenAI is pulling the plug on Sora, its standalone AI video app, less than two years after its debut.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 24 Mar. 2026
Verb
It’s set to debut there in January 2027, following a move from its longtime home in Park City, Utah, and will bring tens of thousands of out-of-state visitors and global cultural prestige to the city.
—John Wenzel, Denver Post, 18 Mar. 2026
The ship will become the ninth in the fleet, with four more slated to debut before 2031.
—Richard Tribou, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for debut
Noun
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The movie has become a cult classic of the rom-com canon in the years since its premiere.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
24 Mar. 2026
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Paramount has also set the Season 19 premiere date, with the newest season of the long-running drama series set to premiere on May 28 on Paramount+, with new episodes dropping weekly thereafter.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Pakistan said Saudi Arabia, Turkey and Egypt will send top diplomats to Islamabad for talks aimed at ending the war, arriving Sunday for a two-day visit.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Crews arrived and found three cars involved in the collision and eight people suffering from injuries of varying severity.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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So Easter is on April 5, the first Sunday after the full moon's appearance.—
Carlie Procell,
USA Today,
29 Mar. 2026
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Raya, who only had 12 relief appearances in his career and never a save opportunity, struck out the side in the ninth for the Saints.—
Pioneer Press,
Twin Cities,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Breakfast with thick waffles or puffy omelets come with housemade fresh cinnamon rolls the size of a baseball, drizzled with icing.—
Bud Kennedy,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
30 Mar. 2026
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But that pact came without the protection of a no-trade clause, and as the Cubs sputtered to a second consecutive 83-win, playoff-less season, the idea of trading a controllable second baseman with the ability to play shortstop to upgrade the roster wasn’t too far-fetched.—
Andy Martinez,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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But then, over the course of several viewings, new recognitions dawned—on the social contract, illusions of class, and the artist’s deft use of color in this gorgeous study of red, white, and blue.—
Laura Brown,
Artforum,
25 Mar. 2026
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This is the familiar stage of rhetorical climbdown, indicating dawning awareness that a problem is more complicated than the president initially thought.—
S.E. Cupp,
New York Daily News,
11 Mar. 2026
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In the meantime, the Bay Area will stay dry on Thursday with a notable warming trend as temperatures rise back into the 80s across the interior, with a more muted warmup (into the 70s) closer to the water.—
Greg Porter,
San Francisco Chronicle,
26 Mar. 2026
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Tensions rose, neighbors said, to the point that King was heard at times swearing at Kirsten Wells as well as others using vulgar epithets.—
Laura Bauer,
Kansas City Star,
26 Mar. 2026
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There’s also no radiation emerging from it at all, either.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
26 Mar. 2026
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Two unarmed guards emerged from the facility and told the protesters to leave.—
Rachel Monroe,
New Yorker,
26 Mar. 2026
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Before its arrival in Split, the Ford was undergoing repairs in the US Navy’s base in Crete, Greece, after a fire broke out in the ship’s laundry area on March 12.—
Moriah Thomas,
CNN Money,
28 Mar. 2026
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Survival of the mid-major programs depends on breaking out and forming their own conglomeration.—
Jon Wilner,
Mercury News,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Debut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debut. Accessed 31 Mar. 2026.
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