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debutante

[deb-yoo-tahnt, -tant] / ˈdɛb jʊˌtɑnt, -ˌtænt /
NOUN
young woman
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The teams had one common opponent in this tournament, tiny Cape Verde, a World Cup debutante.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2026

It made up for missed teenage rites of passage — the senior prom, the homecoming dance, the debutante ball — by doubling down on sentimentality.

From Salon Jul. 9, 2026

And in the southern state of Tamil Nadu, veteran politician MK Stalin was trailing, challenged by a political debutante -- film star C. Joseph Vijay.

From Barron's May 4, 2026

Mr. Bessent went from boarding schools and debutante balls to serious financial distress and spent a portion of his childhood in the guest house of his ancestral home.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 24, 2026

“Aww, Holmesy, we’ve both fallen in love. Me with an artist, you with a billionaire. We’re finally leading the debutante lives we’ve always deserved.”

From "Turtles All the Way Down" by John Green




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