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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
Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
Currently on the awards season rounds for his epic Frankenstein for Netflix, the filmmaker will take a break from the flurry of black-tie events to attend a special screening of his debut, Cronos, which premiered at the 1994 Sundance Film Festival.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 7 Jan. 2026
Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 8 Jan. 2026
Besides World of Frozen, Disney Adventure World will also debut a new nighttime spectacular and a new central promenade with more than two dozen dining locations.
—Josh Roberts, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Look for her popular chicken tikka masala, secret-recipe samosas and fragrant cups of chai to make their debut soon along Sunnyvale’s historic restaurant row, Murphy Avenue.
—Linda Zavoral, Mercury News, 7 Jan. 2026
Currently on the awards season rounds for his epic Frankenstein for Netflix, the filmmaker will take a break from the flurry of black-tie events to attend a special screening of his debut, Cronos, which premiered at the 1994 Sundance Film Festival.
—Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
In a first for the Sphere in Las Vegas, the venue’s outer shell (it’s called the Exosphere) will debut an interactive game Thursday, in a partnership with Lego and Disney’s Lucasfilm.
—Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 8 Jan. 2026
Besides World of Frozen, Disney Adventure World will also debut a new nighttime spectacular and a new central promenade with more than two dozen dining locations.
—Josh Roberts, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for debut
Noun
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Throughout the hour-long premiere, Megan Gallagher’s adaptation of Andrea Mara’s 2021 novel balances the tragic urgency of a missing-kid mystery with the soapy indulgences of a trash-TV thriller.—
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
6 Nov. 2025
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No Man’s Land is Kuzmina’s second feature after Nika, which had a buzzy premiere at SXSW 2022 in the Narrative Feature Competition, securing Special Jury Recognition for Breakthrough Performance.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
6 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The incident is generally contained within within a few hours after resources arrive on scene.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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Besides Adebayo, Miami’s only other available center was two-way contract player Vlad Goldin, who arrived from a G-League assignment but did not play.—
Barry Jackson,
Miami Herald,
8 Nov. 2025
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First-team appearances came in the National League Cup ties against the under-21 side of Leeds United from the Premier League and second-division Middlesbrough, and dual-registration rules allowed Gjoshe to link up with Bottesford last month.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
8 Nov. 2025
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The Roberts court, unusually obsessed with the Supreme Court’s public reputation and appearance of political interference, might consider such a ruling a way to balance limiting executive power without tanking the broader economy.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Will Woll’s return to the Leafs come earlier than the organization anticipated?—
Joshua Kloke,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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And 74 of those came when Donovan Olugbode was open for three receptions.—
Maddie Hartley,
Kansas City Star,
9 Nov. 2025
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Other countries around the world are taking notes as Australia explores new territory that some say mirrors safety evolutions of years past – the dawning realization that maybe cars need safety belts, and that perhaps cigarettes should come with some kind of health warning.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
29 Nov. 2025
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Then realization dawned, and a smile, tentative at first, spread across his face.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
13 Nov. 2025
Verb
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But Vanderbilt, as attention, pressure and fatigue rise on a pursuit no one outside its camp expected, is essentially two teams with two games left in the 2025 regular season.—
Joe Rexrode,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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Water levels of small streams may also rise rapidly.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
9 Nov. 2025
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Hyundai Motor Group’s Atlas humanoid robot emerged as a standout winner at CES 2026 in Las Vegas this week, earning the Best Robot award as chosen by global media covering the show.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
9 Jan. 2026
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Apart from his on-field performance, Carson has emerged as one of college football’s top earners in the new NIL era, securing lucrative partnerships with brands such as Beats by Dre and Chipotle, according to Front Office Sports.—
Nasha Smith,
PEOPLE,
9 Jan. 2026
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Paris — Protesters disrupted a performance by the Israeli Philharmonic Orchestra in Paris three times Thursday as flares, smoke bombs and physical clashes broke out in the concert hall.—
Philippe Cordier,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Again, massive applause and cheers broke out.—
Vinod Sreeharsha,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
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