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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 debutantes
Cape Verde, Curaçao and Jordan are also among the debutantes.
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Amna Subhan,
AJC.com,
9 June 2026
At balls that approximate what Bridgerton might be like if the charming debutantes were matched with white-haired monsters instead of handsome, age-appropriate nobles, Commanders spike their prospective Wives’ drinks.
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Judy Berman,
Time,
8 Apr. 2026
The building was popular with debutantes.
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Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
23 Feb. 2026
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
Each year, noteworthy families flock to the famed Hotel Shangri-La in Paris for a formal celebration of the debutantes, who traditionally work with designers to dream up bespoke haute couture gowns.
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Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
4 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.
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Mary Shannon Wells,
Southern Living,
23 Nov. 2025
The Mitford sisters, as debutantes, were expected to quietly marry into their class and fade into the woodwork.
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Mimi Pond,
People.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Amna Subhan,
AJC.com,
9 June 2026
At balls that approximate what Bridgerton might be like if the charming debutantes were matched with white-haired monsters instead of handsome, age-appropriate nobles, Commanders spike their prospective Wives’ drinks.
—
Judy Berman,
Time,
8 Apr. 2026
The building was popular with debutantes.
—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
23 Feb. 2026
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.
—
Valeriya Safronova,
Vanity Fair,
19 Feb. 2026
Each year, noteworthy families flock to the famed Hotel Shangri-La in Paris for a formal celebration of the debutantes, who traditionally work with designers to dream up bespoke haute couture gowns.
—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
4 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
The Mitford sisters, as debutantes, were expected to quietly marry into their class and fade into the woodwork.
—
Mimi Pond,
People.com,
14 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for debutantes
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Now footsteps are heard rushing up from the floor below, and Varsha is soon surrounded by her aunt’s retinue of maids and household staff.
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The festival is rooted in the story of Lord Krishna, the reincarnation of Lord Vishnu, who is said to have played pranks by splashing maids with water and colors.
Noun
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There’s the pleasant background noise of gossipy girls’ dinners and third dates.
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In 2006, a Vietnamese court convicted him of committing obscene acts with two girls ages 10 and 11 and sentenced him to four years in jail.
Noun
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Public health stats show maybe 5%-10% of those getting married in the United States are virgins at the altar.
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How many spells were cast, how many virgins were sacrificed, how many first-borns were murdered so that this could happen?
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Our best ingenues would queue to star as Dora and Nora.
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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.
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Joe Root, Jofra Archer, Matthew Fisher and Josh Tongue were dismissed in two double-wicket maidens by Henry.
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Many fans thought the original covers of Pratchett’s novels went too heavy on busty maidens and strapping men with big swords, undermining their literary merit, and a similar problem has beset the various screen adaptations from Sky and the BBC.
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