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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
Vogue Business Team, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2025
Legacy OEMs joined in on the action, as well, with debuts from McLaren and Rolls-Royce drawing crowds eager to get up close and personal or snap a selfie with the latest and greatest.
—Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2025
The content creator, whose real name is Elias Medini, is part of a new wave of social commentators offering candid takes on fashion month, which saw a record 15 designer debuts this season, opening the floodgates for hot takes and community engagement.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025
Earlier this year, the trio each made their Major League Baseball debuts with the Royals.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2025
Sky News‘ new breakfast show, hosted by Sophy Ridge and Wilfred Frost, debuts Monday.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 31 Oct. 2025
Zhang Hongzhang, 39, and Wu, 32, will be making their spaceflight debuts.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Per the company, that puts it among the top three series debuts globally in the history of HBO Max, behind only House of the Dragon and The Last of Us.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
Anime features tend to be front-loaded with big debuts followed by substantial drops in subsequent weekends.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 26 Oct. 2025
Noun
His first collection for the Spanish house will be presented during Paris Fashion Week at the Spring/Summer 2026 shows, joining the hefty line-up of designer debuts.
—Vogue Business Team, Vogue, 4 Nov. 2025
Legacy OEMs joined in on the action, as well, with debuts from McLaren and Rolls-Royce drawing crowds eager to get up close and personal or snap a selfie with the latest and greatest.
—Michael Van Runkle, Robb Report, 4 Nov. 2025
The content creator, whose real name is Elias Medini, is part of a new wave of social commentators offering candid takes on fashion month, which saw a record 15 designer debuts this season, opening the floodgates for hot takes and community engagement.
—Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2025
Earlier this year, the trio each made their Major League Baseball debuts with the Royals.
—Jaylon Thompson, Kansas City Star, 3 Nov. 2025
Sky News‘ new breakfast show, hosted by Sophy Ridge and Wilfred Frost, debuts Monday.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 31 Oct. 2025
Zhang Hongzhang, 39, and Wu, 32, will be making their spaceflight debuts.
—Mike Wall, Space.com, 31 Oct. 2025
Per the company, that puts it among the top three series debuts globally in the history of HBO Max, behind only House of the Dragon and The Last of Us.
—Katie Campione, Deadline, 30 Oct. 2025
Anime features tend to be front-loaded with big debuts followed by substantial drops in subsequent weekends.
—Rebecca Rubin, Variety, 26 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for debuts
Verb
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The elevator stops at each floor and a new ghostly guest arrives offering some insight into Will’s plan.—
Amber McBride,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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Sam Bankman-Fried, the founder of bankrupt cryptocurrency exchange FTX, arrives at court as lawyers push to persuade the judge overseeing his fraud case not to jail him ahead of trial, at a courthouse in New York, August 11, 2023.—
Dawn Giel,Dan Mangan,
CNBC,
4 Nov. 2025
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Lukes had one of the big plate appearances, a pinch-hit, RBI walk after falling behind 0-2 against Dodgers righty Emmet Sheehan in the sixth to increase the Jays’ lead to 4-2.—
Ken Rosenthal,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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In the 1950s, Lockhart worked mainly in television, with appearances on such shows as Zane Grey Theater, Wagon Train, Gunsmoke, Studio One in Hollywood and The United States Steel Hour.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The incident comes amid growing scrutiny of the aggressive tactics used by Border Patrol and ICE, including against US citizens.—
Zoe Sottile,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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As the fintech sector comes roaring back, companies like Ramp and Stripe have dominated headlines with eye-popping funding rounds and rapid growth.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Advertisement Mamdani’s vision of an equitable, affordable urbanity emerges as a challenge to this long history of abandonment and exclusion.—
Fahad Zuberi,
Time,
5 Nov. 2025
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Also effective is the picture that gradually emerges of the two parents at the center of this whole thing.—
Angie Han,
HollywoodReporter,
5 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Crossing into New Mexico, the road rises into a ghost town dotted high desert.—
Kit Bernardi,
USA Today,
31 Oct. 2025
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The centerpiece is a custom Aegean blue kitchen, lacquered top to bottom with bronze accents and Calacatta marble countertops, connecting seamlessly to a family room with a hidden, James Bond–style TV that rises up out of a cabinet at the touch of a button.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
31 Oct. 2025
Verb
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At times, yes, when a football match breaks out between all of those stoppages.—
Oliver Kay,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Continue reading … POLITICS SENATE SHOWDOWN – Yelling match breaks out in Senate hearing with former Biden official over ‘two spirit’ safe spaces.—
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FOXNews.com,
1 Oct. 2025
Verb
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These outbursts send radiation and charged particles hurling into space and can disrupt communications on Earth if the flare erupts from an Earth-facing sunspot.—
Daisy Dobrijevic,
Space.com,
5 Nov. 2025
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The volcano is located on the eastern coast of Sicily and erupts almost continuously, according to the UNESCO World Heritage Convention.—
Julia Jacobo,
ABC News,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Debuts.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debuts. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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