DEBUTING Synonyms: 44 Similar and Opposite Words

debuting

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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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Military analysts believe these capabilities will shape the future of air combat over the coming decades.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 3 Aug. 2026
In making decisions, teams figure to factor the NCAA's coming appeal of Sweeney's order and whether to risk bringing back players who could then be declared ineligible if her decision is overturned.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of coming

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Even when fit, the Swedish striker struggled to hit top form after arriving from Newcastle United for a Premier League-record £130m fee.

— Graham Ruthven, New York Times, 7 Aug. 2026
In the cloud, late-arriving data can often be retried; at the edge, a late packet may miss the decision window.

— Jagadish Gokavarapu, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026

Definition of arriving

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That disposition, building inside a system with no certainty of outcome, is what every emerging market requires from the people inside it who are not yet famous enough to wait.

— Vibhas Ratanjee, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026
Wood has started every game for the Nationals this season, emerging as an MVP candidate for the Nats.

— Spencer Nusbaum, New York Times, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of emerging

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Hip still bothering Springs Springs lasted just four innings after issuing a season-high five walks, throwing 86 pitches — only 51% of them strikes — and gave up his 28th home run of the season, the most of any pitcher in the league.

— Sean Campbell, Sacbee.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Pardo, who sponsored the legislation to send the Marine Stadium development to the ballot, told the Herald that a few years down the road, the city can look at issuing a revenue bond to cover the restoration costs.

— Tess Riski July 31, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026

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After the match, Brock Lesnar Oba Femi destroyed Brock Lesnar in their first encounter, which made an already rising Oba Femi into an overnight sensation.

— Alfred Konuwa, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Farmers facing restrictions on irrigating their crops are warning of smaller fruit harvests and rising prices this season.

— ABC News, ABC News, 2 Aug. 2026

Definition of rising

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Léa Seydoux gives a very committed, unaffected performance as Lucy, an experimental pianist who must deal with the dawning knowledge that her beloved husband Philip (Laurence Rupp) has a second life online as a pedophile pornographer.

— Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 15 May 2026
But the young nation was dawning a new age.

— Tess Kenny, Chicago Tribune, 28 Apr. 2026

Definition of dawning

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Crawford, 60, attended The Shards premiere at the SVA Theatre in support of Kaia’s blossoming acting career and was seen arriving at the after-party at the El Quijote in Chelsea.

— Leigh Blickley, Entertainment Weekly, 28 July 2026
Some rookies — Christian Wilkins, Robert Hunt and Patrick Paul — benefitted from slow cooking, blossoming in time.

— Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 22 July 2026

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