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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
Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
Lady, filmmaker Olive Nwosu’s feature debut about a female taxi driver in Lagos, splashed down at Sundance with the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Acting Ensemble.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 19 May 2026
Mike Wall, Space.com, 20 May 2026
Recent crime thriller Run Away debuted at #1 on Netflix’s Top 10 during its debut week in January.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 May 2026
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Noun
Wembanyama joined Wilt Chamberlain as the only players to record more than 40 points and more than 20 rebounds in their conference finals debut.
—Ryan Canfield, FOXNews.com, 19 May 2026
Lady, filmmaker Olive Nwosu’s feature debut about a female taxi driver in Lagos, splashed down at Sundance with the World Cinema Dramatic Special Jury Award for Acting Ensemble.
—Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 19 May 2026
Verb
Starship Version 3 — the biggest and most powerful iteration of the vehicle yet — is scheduled to debut Thursday with a suborbital test flight that lifts off from SpaceX's Starbase site in South Texas.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 20 May 2026
Recent crime thriller Run Away debuted at #1 on Netflix’s Top 10 during its debut week in January.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 13 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for debut
Noun
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Drive’s sensational premiere at Cannes in 2011 was a consecration of his cinema, but perhaps also the tipping point.—
Jordan Mintzer,
HollywoodReporter,
19 May 2026
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On Saturday, Teller got one of the longest standing ovations—around 10 minutes—of the festival so far during the premiere of James Gray’s Paper Tiger.—
Rebecca Ford,
Vanity Fair,
19 May 2026
Verb
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The heavy context makes Marseille a particularly forbidding environment for young players, which Ethan Nwaneri has discovered to his cost since arriving on loan from Arsenal in January.—
Tom Williams,
New York Times,
17 May 2026
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His fastball not only arrives faster than the blink of an eye but also comes in at a tricky angle.—
Louisa Thomas,
New Yorker,
17 May 2026
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Still, his touchdown with a minute remaining in the regular-season finale helped Pittsburgh win its first division title since 2020, and Rodgers secure his his first postseason appearance since 2021.—
Andrew Greif,
NBC news,
17 May 2026
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Leaders of the organization say that in an election year, some lawmakers appeared to have prioritized appearances over the state’s long-term economic growth.—
P.R. Lockhart,
Hartford Courant,
17 May 2026
Verb
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And then all of a sudden, here comes Miranda Lambert in her little pink hat.—
Caroline Killilea,
PEOPLE,
18 May 2026
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The existing political infrastructure has no way of accommodating migration on the coming scale, which will evacuate departure economies, and overwhelm destination societies.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
Verb
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Léa Seydoux gives a very committed, unaffected performance as Lucy, an experimental pianist who must deal with the dawning knowledge that her beloved husband Philip (Laurence Rupp) has a second life online as a pedophile pornographer.—
Stephanie Bunbury,
Deadline,
15 May 2026
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Sunday morning dawned with a high overcast.—
Ben East,
Outdoor Life,
14 May 2026
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As tensions rise between the United States and China over trade, technology, Taiwan and military influence, the relationship between the world’s two largest economies is increasingly shaping global politics and national security debates.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
15 May 2026
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The national debt has surpassed the GDP, Social Security and Medicare face looming financial crises, inflation is rising, families are struggling — and yet Congress does nothing.—
Letters to the Editor,
The Orlando Sentinel,
15 May 2026
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As Bob Myers, president of sports for Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment, leads the search, several candidates have emerged.—
Tony Jones,
New York Times,
21 May 2026
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At the same time, emerging economies across sub-Saharan Africa and Southeast Asia grew substantially brighter as electrification and infrastructure projects expanded into previously dark regions.—
Samantha Mathewson,
Space.com,
20 May 2026
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Murakami broke out of his homerless stretch in the third, lofting a long, high fly that was just out of the reach of a leaping Crow-Armstrong in center field for his 16th home run of the year.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2026
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The affidavit states that Dunmars parked in front of Hayes’ vehicle, partially blocking her path, before a physical fight allegedly broke out involving Dunmars’ daughter and two of Hayes’ daughters.—
Angelique Brenes,
PEOPLE,
16 May 2026
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