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
Which begs the question: Did Whelchel have her own coming out debutante ball while growing up?
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 17 June 2025
Game nights in massive libraries; debutante balls swirling around marble fountains.
—Literary Hub, 4 June 2025
Her mother, Patricia Tilly, whom Ms. Tilly described as a debutante turned hippie, was a Canadian schoolteacher and stage actress.
—Guy Trebay, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025
The debutantes and escorts remain on the floor as well.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
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Dalton Ross, EW.com, 17 June 2025
Game nights in massive libraries; debutante balls swirling around marble fountains.
—Literary Hub, 4 June 2025
Her mother, Patricia Tilly, whom Ms. Tilly described as a debutante turned hippie, was a Canadian schoolteacher and stage actress.
—Guy Trebay, New York Times, 24 Mar. 2025
The debutantes and escorts remain on the floor as well.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for debutante
Noun
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Chastain portrayed Celia Foote in the drama based on Kathryn Stockett's novel of the same name about a white journalist chronicling the lives of Black maids working for white households in 1960s Mississippi.—
Raechal Shewfelt,
Entertainment Weekly,
5 Sep. 2025
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Ella Beaty will play Lizzie, while Rebecca Hall will play Lizzie’s stepmother, Abby, and Vicky Krieps will play Bridget Sullvan, a maid in the Borden household.—
Joe Otterson,
Variety,
2 Sep. 2025
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Roald Dahl's Matilda the Musical Roald Dahl's beloved 1988 novel about a young girl named Matilda with telekinetic powers has gotten its fair share of adaptations over the years.—
Jacqueline Weiss,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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The Loveland FoundationProvides financial assistance to Black women and girls seeking therapy.—
Jade Jackson,
IndyStar,
6 Sep. 2025
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Predictably, the hubbub surrounding the photo was eventually framed as a war between uptight virgins and godless heathens, with a quieter contingent astounded only by the fact that this kind of marketing could still be so effective.—
Amanda Petrusich,
New Yorker,
2 Sep. 2025
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Underwood, 33, was known for being a virgin during his time on Becca Kufrin’s season of The Bachelorette, and his subsequent run as the season 23 Bachelor.—
Liza Esquibias,
People.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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The Bear costars have been at the center of dating rumors since everyone’s favorite white-T-shirt-wearing, flower-buying internet boyfriend was seen kissing the notable theater nerd turned Hollywood ingenue in September 2024—though any further updates have been few and far between.—
Glamour,
Glamour,
24 July 2025
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Since her Hunger Games days, Lawrence has quietly evolved from Oscar-winning ingenue to Manhattan’s queen of elevated basics.—
Olivia Allen,
Vogue,
9 July 2025
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Since breaking his maiden on the Jimmy Durante turf course at Del Mar on September 10, 2023, Formidable Man has reeled off five consecutive Stakes wins in his starts at the Seaside Oval.—
Danny Brewer,
Forbes.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Federico Chiesa earned cult hero status during his maiden campaign at Liverpool.—
James Pearce,
New York Times,
16 Aug. 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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Still, a high deb burden remains a key risk factor.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
1 Oct. 2024
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“Debutante.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debutante. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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