DEBUTED Synonyms: 45 Similar and Opposite Words

debuted

verb

past tense of debut

as in came

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Recent Examples of debuted Swag debuted with 163,000 units on over 198 million streams for Bieber’s strongest streaming debut of his career. — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 5 Sep. 2025

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That came just a few days after news broke that Palantir had secured a $10 billion contract from the US Army over the next decade.

— Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 7 Aug. 2025
All five of Bednar’s outs came via strikeout on Wednesday.

— Brendan Kuty, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2025

Definition of came

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From the quiet corner of the clubhouse, a new contender has emerged in Alejandro Kirk.

— Mitch Bannon, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Over the past several years, South Korea has emerged as a world-class military power – not quite on the level of the US or China, but certainly capable of defending itself against North Korea.

— Brad Lendon, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of emerged

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But the golden age of cable that dawned in the late 1990s and streaming’s early-2010s rise multiplied the number of titles platforms were pumping out.

— Judy Berman, Time, 11 Aug. 2026
Sunday dawned fairly clear and bright for the World Cup 2026 final, with temperatures dropping from last week’s oppressive, humid 90s to the drier upper 70s and low 80s with wildfire smoke all but washed away.

— Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 19 July 2026

Definition of dawned

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The veto threat described by multiple sources surfaced later — after the trailer bill became law and AB 1608 advanced through the Senate.

— Julie Watts, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
Her hiring came after allegations of a toxic and abusive culture within the department surfaced in a 2020 lawsuit filed by Jennifer Conviser, a sport psychologist who had consulted with DePaul’s athletic department from 2005 to 2018.

— Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 17 Aug. 2026

Definition of surfaced

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Anderson blossomed into one of the best defensive backs in the state with eight interceptions and 81 tackles, and Burkin rushed for 537 yards and five touchdowns.

— Ethan Hanson, Daily News, 14 Aug. 2026
But his upcoming two-week run with pianist Bill O’Connell, a major force on New York City’s Latin jazz scene since the 1970s, blossomed out of a rare career convergence.

— Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 13 Aug. 2026

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