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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Earlier in the year, the Yankees viewed Jones as a platoon bat, with nearly the entirety of his playing time coming against right-handers.

— Chris Kirschner, New York Times, 7 Sep. 2026
Large numbers of Canadian snowbirds typically flock to warm-weather locations in Florida, Arizona and California when temperatures drop at home, making the coming months a test of whether the grassroots boycott will extend into another winter.

— Rio Yamat, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026

Definition of coming

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London has grown accustomed to NFL teams and their fans arriving every year.

— Taylor Eldridge, Kansas City Star, 18 Sep. 2026
At a voting location in Fairfax, Virginia, 18-year-old college student Sanya Singhal was among the first to vote early in person Friday morning, arriving well before the site opened to get in line.

— Ali Swenson, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of arriving

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Manchin narrowly defeated Morrisey in 2018, but Morrisey mounted a political comeback in 2024 by emerging from a crowded GOP primary and winning the governor’s mansion.

— Burgess Everett, semafor.com, 16 Sep. 2026
Today, the most-valuable conversations are about what the information means, what risk is emerging and what action should be taken next.

— Suresh Rajapakse, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of emerging

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But with the king issuing guidance that establishes the Sussexes firmly as private citizens, has the relationship been impacted for the worse?

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 19 Sep. 2026
The most powerful executives in the artificial intelligence industry in recent days warned of a grave threat posed by the technology, issuing a series of statements calling for a slowdown in AI development.

— Max Zahn, ABC News, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of issuing

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The decision was widely expected due to the country's rising inflation and historically weak yen.

— Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 18 Sep. 2026
The violins dig into the first three notes of a rising theme — only to tumble suddenly into a hushed dance, which Mahler marks grazioso.

— Justin Davidson, Vulture, 18 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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