DEBUTING Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

debuting

verb

present participle of debut

as in coming

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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

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Cheers to being impatient, being blonde, and everything coming full circle.

— Bethy Squires, Vulture, 28 Sep. 2026
The fact that these record numbers are coming months early, with plenty of time to strengthen, is what is alarming.

— Sean Macaday, Sacbee.com, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of coming

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La Casa del Pueblo Taqueria has remained a living link to the immigrants who began arriving in Pilsen decades ago.

— Laura Rodríguez Presa, Chicago Tribune, 26 Sep. 2026
Business leaders, under increasing pressure to protect margin, hit near-term targets and finish the year strong, see innovation teams arriving with ideas that feel disconnected from commercial reality.

— Melanie Subin, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of arriving

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Earlier this month, experts told CNBC that India's economic growth story was not reflected in the country's key stock benchmarks, as many companies in emerging sectors are represented in the mid-cap and small-cap indexes and not the Nifty 50.

— Priyanka Salve, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
The first-order AI trades — frontier labs and chipmakers — are holding up, but a fragility is emerging further down the chain among smaller deals.

— Rohan Goswami, semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of emerging

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The federal government is issuing debt to finance a large deficit, while companies are borrowing heavily to fund artificial intelligence infrastructure.

— Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026
Hahn, who was named the eighth president of Boise State in July, wrote in the letter that the university is issuing a request for proposals to select a development adviser to help guide the exploration of potential redevelopment projects.

— Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 25 Sep. 2026

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If voters support it, the plan would cost Florida’s local governments about $31 million in the first year, rising to $32 million and then $34 million in the two years after.

— Romy Ellenbogen Herald, Miami Herald, 24 Sep. 2026
Whether the next Resmed Global Sleep Survey shows the 39% partner-disruption figure rising or falling.

— Lauren Schuster, Charlotte Observer, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of rising

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The dawning potential of generative AI promises to radically change how movies and TV shows are made.

— Cynthia Littleton, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
There’s both a lot and not much at all going on in Kamei’s life, which is complicated by his dawning friendship — and maybe something more — with an American military brat, Colin (West Mulholland, Presence).

— Richard Lawson, HollywoodReporter, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of dawning

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Now the extraordinary, blossoming Matisse faces in the direction of the original site for which it was designed, like a living memory.

— George Baker, Artforum, 1 Sep. 2026
The Angels also would prefer not to replace Soriano from a blossoming corps of young arms.

— Bill Shaikin, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

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