debuts 1 of 2

variants also débuts
plural of debut

debuts

2 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of debut

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of debuts
Noun
City, which debuts at Bayern Munich on Tuesday, made it to the quarterfinals two seasons ago, being eliminated by Chelsea. — ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026 Some frontrunners generated buzz after premieres at Venice, Telluride, and Toronto, while other earlier festival entries survived the stress test of a reassessment months after their debuts at Cannes or Sundance. — Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 20 Sep. 2026 The musical was revived on Broadway in 2015 with a cast that included Russell Harvard, Camryn Manneim and Marlee Matlin, the latter two in their Broadway debuts. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 18 Sep. 2026 While the original series had 22 episodes per season, the sequel season debuts with 10, which Pakosta was excited about. — Mya Copeland, Variety, 18 Sep. 2026 Shea Lacey and Harry Amass, both 19, made their European debuts that night as substitutes in the 4-0 win. — Guillermo Rai, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026 If pauses were put in place, wouldn’t that cost your business quite a lot of money, and Anthropic’s business quite a lot of money, ahead of these critical moments in public-market debuts? — Fortune Editors, Fortune, 15 Sep. 2026 Apple has entered multiple new product categories in recent years, and among the next few debuts might be a gaming controller for iPhones. — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 14 Sep. 2026 Throughout its run, the musical has welcomed a number of celebrities making their Broadway debuts, including Chrissy Metz and Joey Fatone, both currently in the cast, as well as Charli D’Amelio, Laurie Hernandez, Kandi Burruss and Cheryl Porter. — Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 10 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for debuts
Noun
  • 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.
    — Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 3 Feb. 2026
  • 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.
    — Diana Lodderhose, Deadline, 21 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The program arrives as aviation faces persistent demand for new pilots.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The crime thriller stars Nailia Harzoune as Justine, who arrives in Singapore, determined to reinvent herself and give her family a fresh start.
    — Carole Horst, Variety, 24 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • The Pirates' Kirby Yates made his first career start after 517 relief appearances.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Sep. 2026
  • Tracking those appearances could help astronomers map the cluster's mass and refine measurements of the universe's expansion rate.
    — Samantha Mathewson, Space.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • On the heels of a normal-sounding nominee for surgeon general comes another normal-sounding nominee for the FDA.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
  • The emotional episode comes one week after viewers saw Meadows return to the Aleutian Lady following a medical leave.
    — Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 26 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • As the train emerges from the tunnel, pitch darkness alternates with sudden bursts of sunlight through openings in the bedrock.
    — Ben Corn, Christian Science Monitor, 19 Sep. 2026
  • Washington and other donors often step up when a crisis emerges, but scrambling to put together an emergency response is far from the best way to handle a biological threat.
    — STEPHANIE PSAKI, Foreign Affairs, 18 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Smoke rises from the area of the Russian oil producer Gazprom Neft's Moscow oil refinery as seen from Dzerzhinsky in the Moscow region on September 20, 2026.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The upper floor has roughly 11-foot ceilings, while the main level rises to about 14 feet, according to the listing information.
    — David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 19 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • The person who isn't a professional military officer, pursues a broad, deep, public professional career, and yet dawns the uniform an serves his nation.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 12 July 2026
  • The realization that loneliness might be even more keenly felt in the midst of a familiar crowd is one that dawns with maturity.
    — Maria Albano, Air Mail, 9 May 2026
Verb
  • The stats Vasily Podkolzin breaks out with 30 goals and 22 assists.
    — Janson Duench, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • In general, when a trade war breaks out, the smaller economy has more to lose compared to the larger one, said Ari Van Assche, a professor of international business at HEC Montréal who specializes in international trade.
    — Elisabeth Buchwald, CNN Money, 8 Sep. 2026

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“Debuts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debuts. Accessed 29 Sep. 2026.

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