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
For example, proud debutante parents Bassett and Vance could be seen dancing together in their black-tie attire in a a TikTok shared after the ultra-exclusive event.
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Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
The young debutante wore a blush pink Schiaparelli Haute Couture with matching gloves.
—Pamela Avila, USA Today, 1 Dec. 2025
Even at some of the dressiest Mardi Gras balls in the city, you’re guaranteed to find debutantes and knights alike gathered around a table full of Foosackly’s.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2025
An adaptation of an Australian stage play of the same name, Wilson’s directorial debut follows a city girl who moves to the outback and helps her cousin become a debutante.
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 23 Nov. 2025
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Zoey Lyttle, PEOPLE, 9 Dec. 2025
The young debutante wore a blush pink Schiaparelli Haute Couture with matching gloves.
—Pamela Avila, USA Today, 1 Dec. 2025
Even at some of the dressiest Mardi Gras balls in the city, you’re guaranteed to find debutantes and knights alike gathered around a table full of Foosackly’s.
—Mary Shannon Wells, Southern Living, 23 Nov. 2025
An adaptation of an Australian stage play of the same name, Wilson’s directorial debut follows a city girl who moves to the outback and helps her cousin become a debutante.
—Lexy Perez, HollywoodReporter, 23 Nov. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for debutante
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Made up of several former maids’ rooms with strange proportions, this 323-square-foot Paris apartment that Atelier Opale recently redesigned started off confused and charmless.—
Annabelle Dufraigne,
Architectural Digest,
20 Jan. 2026
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That backstory laid the groundwork for her character, who is forced to work as a maid for her evil stepmother, Lady Araminta Gun (played by Katie Leung), after the death of her father.—
Madeline Hirsch,
InStyle,
19 Jan. 2026
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Research suggests that autism is more than three times more common among boys than girls, but many experts believe it is frequently overlooked or misdiagnosed in girls.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN Money,
12 Jan. 2026
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Jay Kelly star Adam Sandler brings his favorite girl, wife Jackie Sandler, to the big event.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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The film, directed by renowned German New Wave artist and filmmaker Ulrike Ottinger, is the latest retelling of the story of Hungarian Countess Elizabeth Báthory, a real-life aristocrat accused of bathing in the blood of virgins to retain her youth.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
14 Jan. 2026
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San Francisco’s John Lynch — an all-timer of a safety with Tampa Bay — was a front office virgin before taking that general manager gig in 2017.—
Tyler Estep,
AJC.com,
7 Jan. 2026
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Seen on the likes of Pamela Anderson, Ariana Grande, and most recently, Vera Wang, the micro bang was first popularized in the 1950s by film ingenues like Audrey Hepburn.—
Kaleigh Werner,
Footwear News,
6 Nov. 2025
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Yeah, there’s a certain…I’m not playing the ingenue anymore.—
Kyle McGovern,
MSNBC Newsweek,
22 Oct. 2025
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Luna’s transatlantic, 13-night maiden voyage departs Civitavecchia (Rome) on March 10.—
David Dickstein,
Oc Register,
31 Dec. 2025
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The hero’s antic flirtations with a French maiden drag on at inordinate length, leaving an organist little room for creative invention.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
22 Dec. 2025
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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 22 Jan. 2026.
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