as in maid
a young upper-class woman who has begun going to special parties where she will meet and be seen by other people from the upper class
The invitation-only event is a prized ticket for the city's debutantes.
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Recent Examples of debutante
This year's debutantes included Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin's daughter Apple Martin, Sophia Loren's granddaughter Lucia Sofia Ponti and other impressive young women with royal titles and standings.
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Esther Kang, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Everyone knows that Christmas is about three things: spiritual reflection, spending time with family, and debutante balls.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
Boris Kodjoe and Nicole Ari Parker now have a daughter who’s a debutante!
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 3 Dec. 2024
But Apple Martin will always be the first debutante to wear custom Alessandro Michele.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 30 Nov. 2024
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Esther Kang, People.com, 7 Dec. 2024
Everyone knows that Christmas is about three things: spiritual reflection, spending time with family, and debutante balls.
—Keith Phipps, Vulture, 5 Dec. 2024
Boris Kodjoe and Nicole Ari Parker now have a daughter who’s a debutante!
—Elizabeth Ayoola, Essence, 3 Dec. 2024
But Apple Martin will always be the first debutante to wear custom Alessandro Michele.
—Hannah Jackson, Vogue, 30 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for debutante
Recent Examples of Synonyms for debutante
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About half of those companies are one-person operations, like maids and landscapers, who had no idea the federal law was bearing down on them.Zach Tuggle, USA TODAY, 5 Dec. 2024
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Her mother was a maid who worked at one time for legendary actress Lucille Ball.Curtis Bunn, NBC News, 28 Nov. 2024
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Olea would allegedly tease her about being a virgin.Ana Claudia Chacin and, Miami Herald, 2 Jan. 2025
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Fittingly for a children’s comedy (albeit one that hinges on characters being virgins), the centuries-old vampire resembles a Scooby-Doo villain in his utter inability to outsmart a group of latchkey kids. 17.Celia Mattison, Vulture, 27 Dec. 2024
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Gerwig plays Naomi, the ingenue who rolls into Arthur's life in an unexpected meet cute in Grand Central.George Monastiriakos, Newsweek, 31 Dec. 2024
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Purser’s Anne isn’t the demure ingenue of more traditional productions, even though McDonald’s Edouard Dindon has no problem playing the farcical parental heavy.Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 19 Nov. 2024
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In his maiden floor speech as Senate majority leader, Sen. John Thune of South Dakota used his first few minutes of floor time to make a commitment to defend the filibuster rule, which requires at least 60 votes to pass legislation in the Senate.Allison Pecorin, ABC News, 3 Jan. 2025
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Nitish Kumar Reddy, who made a brilliant maiden Test century in the first innings at No.8, should be batting in the top six.Tristan Lavalette, Forbes, 30 Dec. 2024
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The viral video showed Martin, dressed in custom blue Valentino, in a moment with another deb, French countess Aliénor Loppin de Montmort.Kathleen Walsh, Glamour, 18 Dec. 2024
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Now every nubile deb has her eye on him, and our poor heroine doesn’t seem to stand a chance.Judy Berman, TIME, 16 May 2024
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“Debutante.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debutante. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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