as in maid
a young upper-class woman who has begun going to special parties where she will meet and be seen by other people from the upper class
The invitation-only event is a prized ticket for the city's debutantes.
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Recent Examples of debutante
Like many other balls, the Opera Ball opens with a waltz performed by 160 bright-eyed and bushy-tailed young couples, who are referred to as debutantes.
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Valeriya Safronova, Vanity Fair, 19 Feb. 2026
Little White Lies by Jennifer Lynn Barnes For many Southern ladies, debutante balls are important and exciting milestones that mark their debut in society.
—Amanda Favazza, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2026
In addition to her new lady in waiting Alice Mondrich (Emma Naomi), Queen Charlotte also now has a certain scribe to consult about gossip and shaping the debutante season.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2026
Smith-Cameron will play Isadora, aka Izzy, the director of New York’s most prestigious debutante ball.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 17 Dec. 2025
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Valeriya Safronova, Vanity Fair, 19 Feb. 2026
Little White Lies by Jennifer Lynn Barnes For many Southern ladies, debutante balls are important and exciting milestones that mark their debut in society.
—Amanda Favazza, Southern Living, 6 Feb. 2026
In addition to her new lady in waiting Alice Mondrich (Emma Naomi), Queen Charlotte also now has a certain scribe to consult about gossip and shaping the debutante season.
—Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 30 Jan. 2026
Smith-Cameron will play Isadora, aka Izzy, the director of New York’s most prestigious debutante ball.
—Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 17 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for debutante
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With the husbands off for a golf outing, Julia and Jane (well attended to by Chimo’s martini-mixing maid Saunders) get decked out in their evening finest and wait impatiently at Julia’s luxe apartment (Jane lives upstairs) for the mystery man Maurice to arrive.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
19 Apr. 2026
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In an attempt to earn money and develop a following, Cassie has embraced a puppy persona and has her maid take videos and photos of her dressed in sultry dog costumes for her social media.—
Caroline Blair,
PEOPLE,
13 Apr. 2026
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Another girl, Donna Jo, apparently naked on a back-yard lawn, holds several small, round pieces of fruit, still on their leafy branch, clasped to her chest like a trophy.—
Vince Aletti,
New Yorker,
18 Apr. 2026
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One was a girls' madrassa, or religious school.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
18 Apr. 2026
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At the time, her storyline included opening up to then-lead Farmer Chris about being a virgin.—
Sarah Hearon,
Entertainment Weekly,
3 Apr. 2026
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Additionally, Smart Linen is just 10 to 20 percent more expensive compared to virgin fibers when the price of virgin is at a low level.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
17 Mar. 2026
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At one point, the Phantom and Christine, the ingenue and the object of his obsession, glide toward you in a gondola, crossing an underground lake.—
Tribune News Service,
Baltimore Sun,
3 Mar. 2026
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Most of its 40-second runtime is taken up by Emma Corrin as the rebellious ingenue Elizabeth Bennet sitting on a rooftop in a sensible day dress, staring wistfully toward the horizon.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
24 Feb. 2026
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Morse wheeled his runner back in seven days after a last-race maiden victory of five lengths on the Arkansas Derby undercard.—
Bob Wisener,
Arkansas Online,
5 Apr. 2026
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This British production from Hammer Films and director Roy Ward Baker showcases moon maidens, old-fashioned lunar shootouts, buggy chases, and an ex-astronaut turned mercenary salvager trying to snag a 6000-pound sapphire asteroid from orbit for a billionaire industrialist.—
Jeff Spry,
Space.com,
30 Mar. 2026
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Kemper and her older sister (far left) posed with another deb dressed in pink, Reagan Sacks (far right), who brought some drama to the blush color in a tulle Schiaparelli gown.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
2 Dec. 2025
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The viral video showed Martin, dressed in custom blue Valentino, in a moment with another deb, French countess Aliénor Loppin de Montmort.—
Kathleen Walsh,
Glamour,
18 Dec. 2024
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“Debutante.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debutante. Accessed 23 Apr. 2026.
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