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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
Quiñonez, the Big East Sixth Woman of the Year last year, chipped in four points, two rebounds, two assists and two steals in just under 15 minutes, meeting her minute restriction in her sophomore debut. — Jake McCreven, Hartford Courant, 3 Nov. 2026 Winyah first became an entity in 2023 and played Bonnaroo in 2024, before dropping their debut album, Lot to Learn, the following year. — Josh Crutchmer, Rolling Stone, 3 Nov. 2026
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The as-yet untitled Fear Factor vertical spinoff, from Fox Entertainment Studios and Endemol Shine North America, a Banijay America company, will debut on Holywater Tech‘s My Drama platform. — Denise Petski, Deadline, 27 Oct. 2026 With all of this in mind, Ars Technica is here to help with a guide to the medium-lift space race in the United States, along with some (almost certainly wrong) predictions on when the rockets may debut. — Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 20 Oct. 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
  • At a movie theater in Moscow, hundreds of Russian fans gathered recently for the premiere of ‘Tony,’ the new Hollywood film based on Bourdain’s early life.
    — Charles Maynes, NPR, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Related Stories Club Kid, Firstman’s debut feature, landed at A24 — perhaps the most fitting home for it — after a bidding war that followed a lengthy standing ovation at its Cannes premiere in the festival’s Un Certain Regard section.
    — Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of premiere
Verb
  • This album arrives seven and a half years after its nearest predecessor, and 34 months since it was first announced in January 2024.
    — Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 9 Nov. 2026
  • Priscilla Davis, who was locked in a bitter divorce dispute with her husband, arrived home later with Farr.
    — Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 Nov. 2026
Definition of arrive
Noun
  • Fittingly, the rapper brings out his best fighters for the record, which features appearances from Drake, Travis Scott, and Loe Shimmy.
    — Larisha Paul, Rolling Stone, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Designed to help smooth the appearance of wrinkles while supporting visibly firmer, more resilient skin over time, each mask is infused with approximately one-third of a jar the cream.
    — Iman Balagam, Vogue, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of appearance
Verb
  • Food trend experts are betting the coming year will bring it even closer to your stovetop.
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2026
  • For the first time in a dozen years, a leading OB-GYN group has updated its guidance on managing hot flashes, night sweats, sleep changes and other disruptive symptoms that often come with menopause.
    — Laura Ungar, Los Angeles Times, 3 Nov. 2026
Definition of come
Verb
  • And once the alt-rock revolution of the early Nineties dawned, Starship became an easy punchline for many critics.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Already offputting, Reid’s performance of Rapp’s dawning realizations — flipping from dismissive skepticism to feverish belief with little in between — grows less grounded by the minute.
    — Alison Herman, Variety, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of dawn
Verb
  • Wisconsin Democrat David Crowley defeated a Republican with close ties to Trump on Tuesday, rising from a childhood in one of the nation's poorest neighborhoods to become the first Black person to lead the battleground state.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 4 Nov. 2026
  • The Democrat went on to represent the area in Congress, rising to become Democratic caucus chair from 2013 to 2017.
    — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of rise
Verb
  • The infrastructure addresses a problem that emerged as Codex accelerated software development.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 3 Nov. 2026
  • If Flagg emerges as a true face of the post-LeBron NBA, expect the race idolaters to react accordingly.
    — Bobby Burack OutKick, FOXNews.com, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of emerge
Verb
  • The major online retailer Ozon said a drone attack caused a fire to break out at its logistics center in Adygeysk, in Russia's Adygea region, but that there were no casualties.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Nov. 2026
  • The history of music has always been regional, and 7 Miles Out speaks to all the boho post-punk scenes that broke out not only all over the UK but in the US too, in Atlanta, Ohio and especially Seattle.
    — Damon Wise, Deadline, 5 Nov. 2026
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“Debut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debut. Accessed 10 Nov. 2026.

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