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also débuts
as in premieres
the first time an actor, musician, athlete, etc., does something in public or for the public
He made his singing debut at a very young age. She is making her television debut in the new sitcom.
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Recent Examples of debuts
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
23 June 2026
Their fourth food book, Spaghetti Head & Chicken Fingers, debuts this summer.
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Steven Bertoni,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
As the party raged on LACMA’s campus, hundreds of parade participants hurriedly prepared for their debuts in the corners of nearby streets and parking lots.
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Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
The excitement for the underdog teams can, of course, be short-lived as previous dark horses have seen following surprising debuts in the World Cup.
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Tales Azzoni,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
Look back at some of the most gorgeous tiaras the Queen Consort has worn over the years, including some of her diadem debuts.
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Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
21 June 2026
Sonny Baker and Jordan Cox will make their debuts as their replacements.
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Will Barker,
TheWeek,
16 June 2026
What happens next will be telling—OpenAI and Anthropic are chasing each other to public debuts that are looking increasingly inevitable.
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Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
SpaceX’s initiation into this club, along with forthcoming debuts from frontier software makers OpenAI and Anthropic, is forcing a rebrand of the club itself.
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Tobias Burns,
CNBC,
15 June 2026
Noun
In 1984, then unknown monologist Whoopi Goldberg premiered her provocative, thought-provoking one-woman show on Broadway, torching the rulebook of traditional solo performance in one of the most electrifying debuts of the era.
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Greg Evans,
Deadline,
23 June 2026
Their fourth food book, Spaghetti Head & Chicken Fingers, debuts this summer.
—
Steven Bertoni,
Forbes.com,
23 June 2026
As the party raged on LACMA’s campus, hundreds of parade participants hurriedly prepared for their debuts in the corners of nearby streets and parking lots.
—
Los Angeles Times,
21 June 2026
The excitement for the underdog teams can, of course, be short-lived as previous dark horses have seen following surprising debuts in the World Cup.
—
Tales Azzoni,
Chicago Tribune,
21 June 2026
Look back at some of the most gorgeous tiaras the Queen Consort has worn over the years, including some of her diadem debuts.
—
Janine Henni,
PEOPLE,
21 June 2026
Sonny Baker and Jordan Cox will make their debuts as their replacements.
—
Will Barker,
TheWeek,
16 June 2026
What happens next will be telling—OpenAI and Anthropic are chasing each other to public debuts that are looking increasingly inevitable.
—
Allie Garfinkle,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
SpaceX’s initiation into this club, along with forthcoming debuts from frontier software makers OpenAI and Anthropic, is forcing a rebrand of the club itself.
—
Tobias Burns,
CNBC,
15 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for debuts
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The former couple attended a variety of events together, from races to movie premieres and charity galas—including the premiere of Pixar’s Cars 2 in 2011.
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Glasgow Film Festival has unveiled the full lineup for its 22nd edition this year, which will showcase 16 world, European and international premieres and 68 UK premieres, including the world premiere of Molly Vs The Machines from director Marc Silver.
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Technological progress rarely arrives in cleanly separable pieces.
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Thursday is a touch cooler with highs closer to 93 degrees, but the real change arrives this weekend.
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Angels reliever Ryan Zeferjahn (4-3) struck out two in a scoreless seventh to earn the win and increase his hitless streak to 10 innings, with 19 strikeouts, over his last nine appearances.
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Messi now has 123 international goals — second all time to Cristiano Ronaldo’s 145 — in 202 appearances.
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The only exception to this rule, CMS notes, comes when referring to the Earth in relation to other celestial bodies.
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The goal comes amid a tough week for Messi and his family.
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New growth comes in gradually, and the fuller picture usually emerges around 12 months after the hair transplant procedure.
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The adult screwworm fly emerges from the soil after seven to 54 days.
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And when a bond is dumped, its yield — or the interest the government must pay new investors in those same bonds — rises.
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Black smoke rises from the area of the Russian oil producer Gazprom Neft's Moscow oil refinery on the south-eastern outskirts of Moscow on June 18, 2026.
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The realization that loneliness might be even more keenly felt in the midst of a familiar crowd is one that dawns with maturity.
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However, with so much at stake, the realization suddenly dawns.
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In 1967, the Six-Day War breaks out in West Asia.
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Then, in the bottom of the inning, Kennedy throws a pitch near Greinke’s head, and pandemonium breaks out, with both benches and bullpens emptying again, and players and even coaches going at each other.
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“Debuts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debuts. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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