debuting

Definition of debutingnext
present participle of debut

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of debuting All of these are debuting on the Norwegian Luna, which is set to debut out of PortMiami in early April. Patrick Connolly, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for debuting
Verb
  • Mayweather has fought in eight exhibition matches since, the last one coming against John Gotti III — the grandson of infamous mob boss John Gotti — in Mexico City in August 2024.
    Matt Schubert, New York Times, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Canada, the favorite coming into the Olympics, have now struggled in two consecutive games.
    Becky Sullivan, NPR, 20 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • By most accounts, Haitians began arriving in Springfield around 2018, drawn by word of mouth and an abundance of jobs.
    Caitlin Hu, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
  • The brothers left the club just 45 minutes after arriving, turned off by the disturbance, the brother said.
    Kerry Burke, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • In one moment, Robbie wore a look that puts a spotlight on an emerging designer, Dilara Findikoglu, who created a dress braided with synthetic hair, for the film’s London premiere.
    Rachel Tashjian, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
  • With some of the young players emerging, perhaps that can change in the coming years, even if Norway never has as many stars as other hockey hotbeds.
    Peter Baugh, New York Times, 19 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Some board members who voted no said the district had not sufficiently demonstrated that broad layoff notices were the most responsible or strategic option and argued that the analysis did not fully account for the operational and human consequences of issuing RIF notices at that scale.
    Teresa Liu, Daily News, 18 Feb. 2026
  • That money is generally used to pay for a slew of Colorado tax credits, including the FATC, before issuing general taxpayer refunds.
    Nick Coltrain, Denver Post, 17 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • These aircraft are capable of operating from naval ships, enhancing Tokyo’s tactical flexibility amid rising tensions with Beijing.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Friends of the Parks and Landmarks Preservation Council of Illinois had hoped to force the removal of the new steel-and-glass arena rising within the colonnades of the 1924 stadium.
    Kori Rumore, Chicago Tribune, 21 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • But the slightly hectic pace created a palpable feeling of dawning revelation.
    Richard Godwin, Travel + Leisure, 5 Feb. 2026
  • Not coincidentally Miami won its last playoff game — its last to this day — in the 2000 season just as New England’s rise was dawning.
    Greg Cote January 26, Miami Herald, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Arriving on the historically Black campus in 1960 just months after students there launched sit-ins at a whites-only lunch counter, Jackson immersed himself in the blossoming Civil Rights Movement.
    Sophia Tareen, Fortune, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Some parts of Route 65 looked more like an artillery range, with rim-bending, tire-tearing, and suspension-slaughtering potholes blossoming from the black top.
    Ross Guidotti, CBS News, 16 Feb. 2026

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“Debuting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debuting. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.

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