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
Lucia Sofia Ponti, who was named after her famous grandmother, was an honorary debutante at the 2024 Le Bal des Débutantes in Paris on Saturday, Nov. 30.
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Catherine Santino, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
The debutantes and escorts remain on the floor as well.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
She was twice expelled from convent schools, and favored reading Irish fairy tales, Lewis Carroll, and Beatrix Potter over learning how to become the perfect debutante.
—Mackenzie Farkus, Christian Science Monitor, 2 May 2025
The queen bee of Constance Billard is crashing debutante season.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 1 Oct. 2024
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Catherine Santino, People.com, 2 Dec. 2024
The debutantes and escorts remain on the floor as well.
—Anthony Demarco, Forbes, 2 Mar. 2025
She was twice expelled from convent schools, and favored reading Irish fairy tales, Lewis Carroll, and Beatrix Potter over learning how to become the perfect debutante.
—Mackenzie Farkus, Christian Science Monitor, 2 May 2025
The queen bee of Constance Billard is crashing debutante season.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 1 Oct. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for debutante
Noun
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Molly the maid, by now promoted to head maid at her posh hotel, is on the spectrum, and her literal understanding of the world makes for both funny moments and good insights.—
Barbara Ellis,
Denver Post,
6 July 2025
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Could the maid be delivering a letter from another suitor?—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
2 July 2025
Noun
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The colonized lands are conceptualized of as virgin or empty, or populated by savages and barbarians who amount to less-than-human types who must make way for the settlers.—
Matthew Wills,
JSTOR Daily,
21 May 2025
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Hotlines in Ecuador and Argentina The statue of a virgin, la Virgen del Panecillo, looms over the city of Quito, the capital of Ecuador.—
Marta Martínez,
NPR,
8 June 2025
Noun
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Can the ferocious ingenue claw her way from Cheetah girl to Stardust Goddess?—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
3 May 2025
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And Williamson, at 60, is no longer an industry ingenue.—
Ashley Spencer,
Los Angeles Times,
17 June 2025
Noun
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Instead, just three months after that maiden outing, Huijsen was sent on loan to AS Roma.—
Adam Digby,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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Campbell, who won his maiden PGA Tour victory at the Mexico Open in February, claimed his second playoff title at the John Deere Classic.—
Devlina Sarkar,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 July 2025
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Still, a high deb burden remains a key risk factor.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes,
1 Oct. 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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“Debutante.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/debutante. Accessed 20 Jul. 2025.
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