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noun

variants also débuts
plural of debut
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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verb

present tense third-person singular of debut
as in arrives

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Recent Examples of debuts
Noun
Harvey and Gardner first met at university before pursuing careers in the arts — Harvey in TV, Gardner in theater — and with this movie, make their feature-length debuts. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 11 Aug. 2026 The show debuts on Netflix globally following its run on Israeli network Yes, which is the commissioning broadcaster. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 10 Aug. 2026 So just how long of a hiatus are fans in for before Season 4 debuts? — Brendan Morrow, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026 In the theater, there's nothing like having the playwright in the room with the actors before a new piece of work debuts. — Courtney Cole, CBS News, 10 Aug. 2026 Just a few weeks after being drafted together out of the University of North Carolina with the Red Sox’s top two picks, Jake Schaffner and Owen Hull made their professional debuts with the High-A Greenville Drive. — Mac Cerullo, Boston Herald, 9 Aug. 2026 Most films would be lucky to earn that much in their debuts, much less after an entire week in theaters. — Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 9 Aug. 2026 Newcomer Osleivis Basabe, who currently is currently handling second base, could also see time at third base down the stretch when Marcelo Mayer debuts. — Devin Bradshaw, Mercury News, 8 Aug. 2026 Retail investors watching these debuts from the sidelines should care too, because how insiders navigate their own liquidity has a direct bearing on share price stability in the months and years after a company goes public. — Steven Dudash, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for debuts
  1. premieres
  2. arrives
  3. appearances
  4. comes
  5. emerges
  6. rises
  7. dawns
  8. breaks out
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
Definition of premieres
Verb
  • That seems rather unfair on those who operated well under their PSR limit, and a concession offered by the EFL arrives in the form of a transitional ‘allowable headroom injection’.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 14 Aug. 2026
  • Much will depend on temperatures and the elevation of the snow level when each storm arrives.
    — Brandi D. Addison, USA Today, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of arrives
Noun
  • In 515 plate appearances, Ketel Marte has hit 21 long balls, tallied 67 RBIs and scored 64 runs.
    — Data Skrive, New York Times, 16 Aug. 2026
  • But with his shaky return from arthroscopic elbow surgery leading to three blown saves in four appearances, the crowd tempered its enthusiasm appropriately.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of appearances
Verb
  • Each unit comes equipped with a flat-screen TV (screencast only), a Bluetooth audio system, and heating and air conditioning.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 Aug. 2026
  • The attack comes just days before fall classes begin at the historically Black university, unsettling students who had recently moved into residence halls and completed freshman orientation events.
    — Patrick Whittle, Los Angeles Times, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of comes
Verb
  • If no winner emerges then as well, this is likely to become the first lottery prize to cross $1 billion since December 2025.
    — Siladitya Ray, Forbes.com, 11 Aug. 2026
  • The findings could provide a framework for studying how collective behavior emerges in different systems.
    — Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of emerges
Verb
  • Add room and board, and the real average cost rises to roughly $16,000 — with the average student receiving close to $10,000 in grant aid to get there.
    — Scott White, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Broad Peak, which rises 8,051 meters (26,414 feet) above sea level in the Karakoram range, is the world’s 12th-highest mountain and lies near K2, the world’s second-highest peak.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of rises
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
Definition of dawns
Verb
  • The exact split is not something the university breaks out in its Common Data Set, so the figure comes from the admissions office rather than an audited count.
    — Jamie Beaton, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • In 1967, the Six-Day War breaks out in West Asia.
    — Kevin Giraud, Variety, 25 June 2026
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