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noun

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Definition of debutnext
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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verb

as in to arrive

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Recent Examples of debut
Noun
The concept may be make its debut 50 years after the launch of the A310 V6, but it’s not powered by an internal combustion engine. — Bryan Hood, Robb Report, 13 Oct. 2026 The documentary marks Joanna Natasegara’s feature directorial debut. — Christine Imarenezor, VIBE.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Verb
The Ives fund will debut just as the AI industry faces internal and external calls to slow the pace of innovation amid mounting safety concerns. — Alex Harring, CNBC, 30 Sep. 2026 The superyacht, the eighth hull in Moonen’s 122 Martinique series, will debut at the Monaco Yacht Show later this week, but Vripack has revealed the playful living quarters ahead of the event. — Rachel Cormack, Robb Report, 23 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for debut
Recent Examples of Synonyms for debut
  1. premiere
  2. arrive
  3. appearance
  4. come
  5. dawn
  6. rise
  7. emerge
  8. break out
Noun
  • In the Review’s October 22 issue, Matthew Aucoin surveys Philip Glass’s six-decade musical career, occasioned by the premiere of his new symphony, Lincoln, at Tanglewood this past summer.
    — Matthew Aucoin, The New York Review of Books, 10 Oct. 2026
  • As director Brad Bird noted in the introduction at the Royal Festival Hall, the premiere for the neo-noir sci-fi was also composer Michael Giacchino’s birthday.
    — Alex Ritman, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of premiere
Verb
  • In the 1980s, when Parisian fashion was all power shoulders and cinched waists, a group of Japanese designers arrived with black clothes, asymmetry, holes and new silhouettes.
    — Rhonda Richford, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
  • But when Gizelle Bryant and Ashley arrive to check in, the missing wedding ring doesn’t escape their notice.
    — Shamira Ibrahim, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of arrive
Noun
  • The Dream, meanwhile, are making their fourth Finals appearance and first since 2013.
    — Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Stars Shin Min-a, Ju Ji-hoon, Lee Jong-suk and Lee Se-young were also expected to make public appearances in the city.
    — Mathew Scott, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of appearance
Verb
  • Monday's attack came a day after a Russian drone struck the village of Pisochyn in the Kharkiv district, killing three people and injuring nine others, including children, according to the Kharkiv Regional Prosecutor's Office.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Most people come here for the ever-evolving menu of house cocktails.
    — Condé Nast, cntraveler.com, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of come
Verb
  • A day will surely dawn when those who sought refuge in the long shadow of American bullying—believing that mimicking the language of the mighty could shield them from the claws of power—will stand bare before the truth.
    — Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Soyka Soyka wanted to open a neighborhood hangout in his Morningside neighborhood as the new millennium dawned in 2000.
    — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026
Definition of dawn
Verb
  • The price of Brent crude oil rose to $106 per barrel this morning.
    — Jim Edwards, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The milestone arrives at a precarious time for Australia’s festival sector, which has seen a wave of cancellations and closures in recent years amid rising costs and softening ticket sales.
    — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of rise
Verb
  • This latest round of funding supports an exciting range of projects from emerging creatives forging new paths to established voices exploring new creative territory.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
  • There’s a real opportunity in the fourth episode to do something fun, or at least interesting, when Tyson convinces Russ to join him in smoking hallucinatory toad venom, but no flair or flourishes emerge.
    — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of emerge
Verb
  • The movement has fueled similar student protests in Belgium, which on Friday were amplified by a national strike during which scuffles broke out between protesters and police in Brussels.
    — Makini Brice, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
  • When war breaks out, he is shaken from his sleep and runs for an air-raid shelter.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 9 Oct. 2026
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“Debut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debut. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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